DARDO

Also known as DARDO CIWS

DARDO ("Dart" in Italian) originally known as Breda Type-70, also marketed as the OTO Twin 40L70 Compact, is a close-in weapon system (CIWS) built by the Italian companies Breda and OTO Melara. It is composed of two Breda-built Bofors 40 mm firing high explosive (HE) shells, a fire-control radar (Alenia RTN-10X Orion) and a fire-control system (Alenia RTN-20X Orion and Dardo). It is the last of a long series of Italian anti-aircraft weapons derived from the Swedish Bofors 40 mm autocannons (mounted on Breda built gun mounts such as the Type 64, Type 106, Type 107, Type 564 and Type 520).

Key facts

Weapon.name: DARDOOTO Twin 40L70
Weapon.image: BredaDardo40mm.jpg
Weapon.image_size: 300
Weapon.origin: Italy
Weapon.type: Close-in weapon system
Weapon.is_ranged: yes
Weapon.is_artillery: yes
Weapon.manufacturer: OTO Melara
Weapon.variants: Compact, Fast Forty, Marlin
Weapon.weight: Complete gun mount (with ammunition): Complete round (HE):
Weapon.height: Enclosed turret: Type A mount: Type B mount:
Weapon.diameter: Mount ring: Working circle:

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Article

12 sections

Contents

Purpose
Installation
Other versions
Compact
Fast Forty
Marlin
Comparison with current CIWS
Operators
Operators
See also
References
External links

==Purpose== The system's primary purpose is to defend against anti-ship missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles and other precision guided weapons. It can also be employed against conventional and rotary-wing aircraft, surface ships, small water-crafts, coastal targets and floating mines.