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BPortable air defence
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
At a glance
9K32 Strela-2larger figure on 1 of 3
RBS 70larger figure on 2 of 3
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K32 Strela-2 | RBS 70 |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher[source] | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 1970–present[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Used by | See operators[source] | — |
| Wars |
1.32 m[source]
Effective; (Strela-2M) (minimal range)
Single sourceMaximum; Strela-2
Single sourceMaximum; Strela-2M
Single source800 m (2,600 ft) (Strela-2M) (minimal range)[source]
3,700 m (12,100 ft) (Strela-2) 4,200 m (13,800 ft) (Strela-2M)[source]
Operational; Operational range · source measurement 1
Single sourceOperational; Operational range · source measurement 2
Single sourcedirected-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M)
Single sourceHE content
Single source1.15 kg (2.5 lb) directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g (13 oz) HE content[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Uganda–Tanzania War Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Falklands War Second Sudanese Civil War South African Border War Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan Syrian occupation of Lebanon Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Egypt Sinai insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war Iran war[source]
Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Designer | KBM ( Kolomna )[source] | — |
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| Designed | c. 1964[source] | — |
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| Unit cost | US$ 75,000 (launcher with 5 missiles, export price to Libya , 1972–1973)[source] | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] |
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| Variants | See versions[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Non-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct.[source] | Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 50–1500 m (Strela-2) 50–2300 m (Strela-2M)[source] | 5,000 m[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infra-red passive homing (AM-modulated reticle seeker head with uncooled PbS detector element), proportional navigation logic[source] | Laser beam riding missile[source] |
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| Former operator · Kuwait | Kuwait[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | KBM, Degtyarev plant, Cugir Arms Factory, Kyiv Arsenal[source] | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] |
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| Engine | — | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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250 m – 9 km[source]