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On 10 May 2018, Israeli Air Force launched Operation House of Cards against a number of Iranian and Syrian targets, claiming the destruction of a S-200 radar among different other targets. [63] On September 17, 2018, a Russian Il-20M ELINT plane was shot down by a Syrian S-200 surface-to-air missile killing all the 15 servicemen onboard ...
NATO reporting name corresponding to US DoD SA series surface-to-air missiles, with Soviet designations or Chinese designations: To differentiate Russian missiles from similarly named Chinese ones, RS prefix was added to the US DoD reporting name.
2K22 Tunguska/SA-19 "Grison"/SA-N-11 (tracked gun-missile system including SA-19) Kashtan CIWS (naval gun-missile system including SA-19/SA-N-11) 9K33 Osa/SA-8 "Gecko"/SA-N-4; 9K31 Strela-1/SA-9 "Gaskin" 9K32 Strela-2, a.k.a. SA-7 Grail; 9K34 Strela-3/SA-14 "Gremlin"/SA-N-8; 9K38 Igla/SA-16 "Gimlet"/SA-18 "Grouse"/SA-24 "Grinch"/SA-N-10/SA-N-14 ...
That arsenal includes YJ-18 anti-ship cruise missiles, CJ-10 land-attack cruise missiles, and HHQ-9 surface-to-air missiles (SAMs), which have ranges of around 335 miles, 497 miles, and 124 miles ...
A pair of S-300 missiles being launched. A surface-to-air missile (SAM), also known as a ground-to-air missile (GTAM) or surface-to-air guided weapon (SAGW), is a missile designed to be launched from the ground or the sea to destroy aircraft or other missiles.
It was developed by KB Tochmash as a successor to 9K35 Strela-10, and is a cheaper alternative to the Tor missile system and Pantsir-S1.Designed to work in passive mode with the help of different imaging systems (thermal camera, TV camera) and a laser rangefinder in order to find and engage a target, Sosna-R is able to operate effectively under the control of various types of old, modern and ...
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 S-300 (NATO reporting name SA-10 Grumble) is a series of long-range surface-to-air missile systems developed by the former Soviet Union. It was produced by NPO Almaz for the Soviet Air Defence Forces to defend against air raids and cruise missiles. It is used by Russia, Ukraine, and other former Eastern Bloc countries, along with Bulgaria ...