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Medium range Surface to air missile / Air to air missile
Aspide is a medium range Surface to air missile / Air to air missile originating in Italy. It was built by Selenia (former), MBDA Italy.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
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| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 3.7 m | www.mbda-systems.com | superseded |
Medium range Surface to air missile / Air to air missile
Italy
1977-present
Russo-Ukrainian War
Selenia (former), MBDA Italy
1973-present
Aspide Mk. 1: 220 kg (490 lb) Aspide 2000: 240 kg (530 lb)
3.7 m (12 ft)
Aspide Mk. 1: 203 mm (8.0 in) Aspide 2000: 234 mm (9.2 in)
Surface to air: 80 cm (31 in) Air to air: 100 cm (39 in)
Aspide Mk. 1: 15 km (9.3 mi) for surface to air 40 km (25 mi) for air to air Aspide 2000: > 25 km (16 mi) for surface to air
35 kg (77 lb)
Mach 5
semi-active radar homing
Diameter 234mm
Length 3.7m
Weight 240kg
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Aspide equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
CyprusNational Guard exact named equipment holdings of Aspide. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / Short-range. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
KuwaitAir Defence Command exact named equipment holdings of Aspide. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only, not a national or parent-force total or combat-readiness measure. Source role(s): AIR DEFENCE / Short-range. No heading aggregate, carried armament, crew, payload, factory production or future order count inherited.
UkraineLower-bound count for Aspide. Service scope: Ukrainian Air Force; 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: 4+. Origin: Italy. 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.
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