Ref.: AFVC-35002
M 730 A1 Chaparral Air Defense Missile System M730 A1 Chaparral iSAM system, consist of an infrared heat seeking missile, a launcher with a forward looking infrared (FLIR) sight and a tracked vehicle. The defense system was designed to be used in conjunction with the short-ranged M163 Vulcan missiles. At its core, the Chaparral system is essentially a modified version of the M548 tracked carrier mated to the M54 launch and control system with four rails.The tracked vehicle is an M9A variant of the M113 armored personnel transport vehicle.