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BAir defence
series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems
At a glance
Measured figures
Length
Single source6,600 mm[source]
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K35 Strela-10 | Sky Bow |
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| Type | Vehicle-mounted SAM system[source] | series of surface-to-air anti-ballistic missile and anti-aircraft defense systems[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | — |
| In service | 1976–present[source] | The TK-2, TK-3 and TK-4 are in service with the Military of the Republic of China[source] |
| Used by | See list of operators[source] | Military of the Republic of China[source] |
Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Length
Single source5.673 m[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
5.498 m[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
firing
Single sourcetravelling
Single source2,300 mm (travelling), 3,800 mm (firing)[source]
Diameter
Single source120 mm[source]
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Diameter
Single sourceSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Diameter
Single source0.42 m[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
0.4 m[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
Mass
Single source12,300 kg[source]
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Mass
Single sourceSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Mass
Single source1,135 kg[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
870 kg[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
commander, gunner and driver
Single source3 (commander, gunner and driver)[source]
Operational; Operational range
Single source500 km[source]
Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Range
Single sourceSky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited · Range
Single source150 km[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
200 km[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited
YaMZ-238 V diesel
Single sourceYaMZ-238 V diesel 240 hp[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Angolan Civil War Iran–Iraq War Persian Gulf War Afghan Civil War (1989–1992) Afghan Civil War (1992–1996) Kosovo War Syrian Civil War Russo-Ukrainian War Russo-Ukrainian war (2022–present) Second Nagorno-Karabakh War[source] | — |
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| Designer | KB Tochmash Design Bureau of Precision Engineering[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1969–1976[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Saratovskiy Zenit Machine Plant (Muromteplovoz Joint Stock Company for the 9K35M3-K)[source] | National Chung-Shan Institute of Science and Technology (NCSIST)[source] |
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| Produced | 1976–present[source] | — |
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| Variants | Strela-10, Strela-10SV (Prototype), Strela-10M, Strela-10M2, Strela-10M3, Strela-10M3-K, Strela-10M4[source] | — |
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| Armour | 7 mm[source] | — |
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| Main armament | 4 × 9M333 (or 9M37MD)[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1x PKMB machine gun[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar[source] | — |
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| Ground clearance | 0.5 m[source] | — |
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| Fuel capacity | 450 litres[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Frag-HE[source] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | contact and laser proximity fuzes[source] | — |
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| Propellant | single-stage solid propellant rocket motor[source] | — |
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| Flight altitude | 3,500 metres (11,500 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | dual-mode passive 'photocontrast'/IR seeker[source] | — |
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| Role | — | surface-to-air missile[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited surface-to-air missile[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Propulsion | — | Single-stage dual-thrust solid-fuel rocket motor[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Solid-fuel rocket motor[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Launch platform | — | Underground silos and mobile launch vehicles[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited Towed quad launchers[source]Sky Bow III only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Guidance | — | Inertial with mid-course guidance update from ground-based phased array radar, Active radar homing ( ARH ) for terminal guidance[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Introduced | — | 1997[source]Sky Bow II only; retired Sky Bow I values not inherited |
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| Country of origin | — | Taiwan[source]Inventory Origin column; table 5, row 4, cell 2; revision 1370505017; retrieved 2026-09-30 |
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| Reported operators |
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