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BPortable air defence
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
At a glance
9K34 Strela-3larger figure on 1 of 1
RBS 70larger figure on 0 of 1
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.47 metres (4.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K34 Strela-3 | RBS 70 |
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| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars |
1.32 m[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Angolan Civil War South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War Afghan Civil War Iraq War[source]
Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
| Manufacturer | KBM , Kolomna[source] | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) vs. jets 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) vs. slow moving targets[source] | 5,000 m[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] |
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| Warhead | — | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)[source] |
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| Engine | — | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Laser beam riding missile[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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