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Portable air defence1970–present
Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher
9K32 Strela-2 is a man portable surface-to-air missile launcher originating in Soviet Union.
Technical data
True scale
Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 1.44 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
Man portable surface-to-air missile launcher
Soviet Union
1970–present
See operators
War of Attrition Yom Kippur War Portuguese Colonial War Vietnam War Cambodian Civil War The Troubles Basque conflict Western Sahara War Communist insurgency in Thailand Rhodesian Bush War Nicaraguan Revolution Uganda–Tanzania War Salvadoran Civil War 1982 Lebanon War Lebanese Civil War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Falklands War Second Sudanese Civil War South African Border War Soviet–Afghan War War in Afghanistan Syrian occupation of Lebanon Yugoslav Wars Iraq War Libyan Civil War Insurgency in Egypt Sinai insurgency Syrian Civil War War in Donbas Yemeni Civil War Libyan Civil War Russo-Ukrainian war Gaza war Iran war
KBM ( Kolomna )
c. 1964
US$ 75,000 (launcher with 5 missiles, export price to Libya , 1972–1973)
See versions
9.8 kg (21.6 lb) (Strela-2M missile) 15 kg (33.1 lb) (system, ready to fire)
1.44 m (4 ft 9 in)
72 mm (2.8 in)
0.3 m
800 m (2,600 ft) (Strela-2M) (minimal range)
3,700 m (12,100 ft) (Strela-2) 4,200 m (13,800 ft) (Strela-2M)
1.15 kg (2.5 lb) directed-energy blast fragmentation warhead (Strela-2M), 370 g (13 oz) HE content
Non-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct.
50–1500 m (Strela-2) 50–2300 m (Strela-2M)
430 m/s (1,400 ft/s) (Strela-2) 500 m/s (1,600 ft/s)(Strela-2M)
Infra-red passive homing (AM-modulated reticle seeker head with uncooled PbS detector element), proportional navigation logic
Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula
al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
Al-Shabaab
Algeria
Angola
Azerbaijan
Benin
Boko Haram
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Chad
Cuba
Czech Republic
Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
Ghana
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
Hamas
Hezbollah
Houthis
India
Indonesia
Iran
Islamic State
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kurdistan
Kurdistan Workers' Party
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
Mozambique
Namibia
New People's Army
Nicaragua
Nigeria
North Korea
Oman
Palestinian Islamic Jihad
Peru
Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command
Qatar
Rapid Support Forces
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Somalia
Somaliland
South Sudan
Kuwait
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Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
9K32 Strela-2 equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
Algeria
Angola
Azerbaijan
Benin
Botswana
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi
Cambodia
Cape Verde
Chad
CroatiaNumber column of the Wikipedia list table under "Air defence". The list's own wording applies; it is a compiled secondary source, not an official census.
Cuba
CyprusReported count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Cypriot National Guard; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 100. Origin: Soviet Union Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Czechia
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Ecuador
Egypt
El Salvador
Eritrea
Ethiopia
Georgia
GhanaReported count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Ghana Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 200. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau
Guyana
India
Indonesia
Iran
Ivory Coast
Kazakhstan
Kyrgyzstan
Laos
Lebanon
Libya
Mali
Mauritania
Mauritius
Moldova
Mongolia
Morocco
MozambiqueReported count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Land Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 20. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2013), not the article revision. Cited source 2013-08-23. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Namibia
Nicaragua
NigeriaReported count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Nigerian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 100. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
North Korea
North MacedoniaLower-bound count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Army of North Macedonia; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct quantity component(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Explicit source inventory scope: active; no other stock status or total inferred. Count column(s): in service: 30+. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Oman
Peru
Qatar
Romania
Russia
Rwanda
Serbia
Seychelles
Sierra Leone
Slovakia
Somalia
South Sudan
Sudan
Tajikistan
Tanzania
Turkmenistan
Uganda
Ukraine
Vietnam
ZimbabweAl-Nasser Salah al-Deen Brigades, Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula, al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Al-Shabaab, Algeria, Angola, Azerbaijan, Benin, Boko Haram, Botswana, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Chad, Cuba, Czech Republic, Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Georgia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Hamas, Hezbollah, Houthis, India, Indonesia, Iran, Islamic State, Ivory Coast, Kazakhstan, Kurdistan, Kurdistan Workers' Party, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Libya, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, New People's Army, Nicaragua, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Palestinian Islamic Jihad, Peru, Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command, Qatar, Rapid Support Forces, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic, Serbia, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Slovakia, Somalia, Somaliland, South Sudan
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Cypriot National Guard; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): in service: 100. Origin: Soviet Union Russia. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Lower-bound count for 9K32 Strela-2. Service scope: Army of North Macedonia; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): in service: 30+. Origin: Soviet Union. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.