The SAPLAR S system is designed for individual protection of armored vehicles (ICVs, APCs) against armament systems that use laser and radar illumination. The system is designed for less than 8 meters length vehicles. The device is charaterized by an extended range of laser beam irradiation wavelengths: 400 รท 1700 nm. The SAPLAR S ensures the following functions:
- It detects laser and radar illumination and determines the direction and the type of the risk source
- The equipment ensures timely warning of the vehicle crew for the appearence of the threat by displaying the direction of the threat with specific symbols on the LCD of the system. It also renders sound in order to warn the crew against laser and radar illumination action
- The system allows the vehicle commander to undertake the necessary defensive maneuvers: performing elusive actions and/or using smoke screens.
- The equipment ensures the manual, semi-automatic or automatic launch of any type of grenades (smokegrenades, aerosol based thermal traps or other types of grenades) with which the vehicle may be equipped within the safe zone, corresponding to the tactical requirements. The laser sensor heads and the grenade launchers are installed on the same platform, sectorial dispensed, for the circular coverage of the vehicle.