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BPortable air defence
Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)
At a glance
KP-SAM Chironlarger 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 source1.68 m (5.5 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | KP-SAM Chiron | RBS 70 |
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| Type | Manportable surface-to-air missile ( MANPADS )[source] | Short-range Air Defense (SHORAD) Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS)[source] |
| Place of origin | South Korea[source] | Sweden[source] |
| In service | 2005–present[source] | 1977–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Designer |
1.32 m[source]
(If based from a tripod), 1 (If held)
Single source2 (If based from a tripod), 1 (If held)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source2.5 kg (5.5 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Agency for Defense Development NEX1 Future[source] |
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| Designed | 1995–2004[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | LIG Defense & Aerospace[source] | Bofors Defence (1980s–2000) Saab Bofors Dynamics (since 2000)[source] |
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| Unit cost | € 2.6 million (2023)[source] | 3.3 million EUR in 2023[source] |
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| Produced | 2004–present[source] | — |
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| Warhead | 720 Tungsten balls[source] | 1.1 kg combined with 3,000 tungsten spheres and shaped charge[source] |
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| Engine | Solid fuel rocket[source] | Booster and sustainer with smokeless solid propellant[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | 4 km (13,000 ft)[source] | — |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | Laser beam riding missile[source] |
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| Wars | — | Iran–Iraq War 1992 Venezuelan coup d'état attempts Russian invasion of Ukraine[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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| Reported operators |
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