9K34 Strela-3
Country: Soviet UnionManufacturer: KBM Kolomna
«SA-14 Gremlin»
MANPADSSoviet Union1974In service
Second-generation Soviet MANPADS with nitrogen-cooled IR seeker and improved flare resistance.
MANPADS
ID — 9K34-STRELA-3Soviet Union · KBM Kolomna
SA-14 Gremlin
Second-generation Soviet MANPADS with nitrogen-cooled IR seeker and improved flare resistance.
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Identity
- Designation
- 9K34 Strela-3
- Alias
- SA-14 Gremlin
- Manufacturer
- KBM Kolomna
- Country
- Soviet Union
- Year
- 1974
- Category
- MANPADS
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 4.5 km
- Top speed
- ~470 m/s
- Guidance
- IR passivo PbS raffreddato
- Warhead
- HE-frammentazione 1.17 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Lanciatore da spalla 9P59
- Length
- 1.42 m
- Launch weight
- 16 kg
Main operators
RussiaEgyptSyriaCubaPoland
History
Adopted by the Red Army in 1974, the Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin) introduced a nitrogen-cooled IR seeker, a significant step over Strela-2 that reduced flare vulnerability and enabled all-aspect engagements.
Heavily exported across the Warsaw Pact, the Middle East and Africa, it was used by the mujahideen in Afghanistan and across numerous African conflicts; it remains in second-line service in many countries.
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