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The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: Cтрела, lit. 'Arrow'; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile or MANPADS system. It is designed to target aircraft at low altitudes with passive infrared-homing guidance and destroy them with a high-explosive warhead.
The 9K38 Igla (Russian: Игла́, "needle", NATO reporting name SA-18 Grouse) is a Soviet/Russian man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) system. A simplified, earlier version is known as the 9K310 Igla-1 (NATO: SA-16 Gimlet), and the latest variant is the 9K338 Igla-S (SA-24 Grinch).
AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5 AN/TWQ-1 Avenger United States: 75: Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008. [134] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2 Crotale France: VT-1: 36 [135] Purchased from France in 1980. [136]
AA Range = 12 km, AA Ceiling = 6 km, Speed = Mach 2.5 AN/TWQ-1 Avenger United States: 75: Egypt originally ordered 50 units, but in 2006 it chose to order a further 25 units which all were delivered by September 2008. [26] AA Range = 8 km, AA Ceiling = 8 km, Speed = Mach 2.2 Crotale France: VT-1: 36 [27] Purchased from France in 1980. [28]
The missile is 5.0 ft (1.52 m) long and 2.8 in (70 mm) in diameter, with 3.9 in (100 mm) fins. The missile itself weighs 22 lb (10.1 kg), while the missile with its launch tube and integral sight, fitted with a gripstock and identification friend or foe (IFF) antenna, weighs approximately 34 lb (15.2 kg). It has a targeting range of up to ...
The missiles are about 1.5 to 1.8 m (5 to 6 ft) in length and weigh about 17 to 18 kg (37 to 40 lb), depending on the model. MANPADS generally have a target detection range of about 10 km (6 mi) and an engagement range of about 6 km (4 mi), so aircraft flying at 6,100 metres (20,000 ft) or higher are relatively safe.
Egypt [2] Estonia Used by the air defence artillery group and on submarines Finland: L/60 built under license before WW2 [23] France [23] Gambia [2] Nazi Germany Germany Georgia: Used on Coast Guard ships and vessels Guatemala [2] Greece: L/60 built under license before WW2. [23] M1 Bofors also used. [53] Hungary: L/60 built under license.
[1] Mráz M.1 Sokol Czechoslovakia: Utility: M1-D [1] Műegyetemi Sportrepülő Egyesület M-24 Hungary: Utility: 2 [1] Noorduyn Norseman Canada: Transport: 2: 1948-2 captured Israeli examples. [1] North American T-6 Texan United States: Trainer [1] Northrop Grumman E-2 Hawkeye United States: AEW: E-2C: 8 [1] [2] Percival Q.6 Petrel United ...