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BPortable air defence
Man-portable air-defense system SHORAD Very short-range air-to-air missile
At a glance
Blowpipe (missile)larger figure on 0 of 2
Sungurlarger figure on 2 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) | Sungur |
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| Speed | Mach 1.5[source] | — |
| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems[source] | Man-portable air-defense system SHORAD Very short-range air-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United Kingdom[source] | Turkey[source] |
| In service | 1975–present[source] | 2022 -present[source] |
1.68 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.
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
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| Wars | Falklands War Soviet–Afghan War Gulf War Cenepa War[source] | Syria Civil War 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] | Roketsan[source] |
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| Produced | 1975 to 1993[source] | 2022-present[source] |
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| No. built | 34,382[source] | — |
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| Warhead | Shaped charge[source] | High explosive semi armor piercing[source] |
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| Engine | Solid rocket motor[source] | Two-Stage solid-propellant rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | MCLOS system[source] | Imaging infrared homing[source] |
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| Developed into | — | Levent[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Programmable impact fuze[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 4 km (sea level)[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MANPADS Ground vehicles Naval platforms Unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs)[source] |
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| References | — | Roketsan[source] |
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| Reported operators | — |
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