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BPortable air defence
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
At a glance
Blowpipe (missile)larger figure on 1 of 2
RBS 70larger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.35 m (4 ft 5 in)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | Blowpipe (missile) | RBS 70 |
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| Speed | Mach 1.5[source] | Mach 1.6 (Mark 0/1) Mach 2 (5 km in 12 seconds) (Mark 2/BOLIDE)[source] |
| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems[source] | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] |
1.32 m[source]
Warhead weight
Single source2.2 kg (4.9 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
1977–present[source]
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
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| Wars | Falklands War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Cenepa War[source] | Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | Short Brothers[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1975[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Short Brothers[source] | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] |
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| Produced | 1975 to 1993[source] | — |
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| No. built | 34,382[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Shaped charge[source] | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[source] |
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| Guidance system | MCLOS system[source] | Laser beam riding missile[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Adaptive proximity fuze function with 3 selectable modes (Off, Normal, Small target)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 5,000 m[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | tripod, weapon platform ( ASRAD-R ) and warship[source] |
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