PPZR Piorun
«Grom-M / Piorun»
MANPADSPoland2019In service
Polish MANPADS evolved from Grom, with improved IR seeker and proximity fuze.
MANPADS
ID — PPZR-PIORUNPoland · Mesko (PGZ)
PPZR Piorun
Grom-M / Piorun
Polish MANPADS evolved from Grom, with improved IR seeker and proximity fuze.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- PPZR Piorun
- Alias
- Grom-M / Piorun
- Manufacturer
- Mesko (PGZ)
- Country
- Poland
- Year
- 2019
- Category
- MANPADS
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 6.5 km
- Top speed
- ~660 m/s
- Guidance
- IR passivo a doppia banda + IFF
- Warhead
- HE-frag 1.82 kg con spoletta di prossimità
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Spalleggiabile / POPRAD / lanciatori biposto
- Length
- 1.596 m
- Launch weight
- 10.5 kg
Combat use
- ▸Ukraine 2022-2024 — documented kills of Su-25, Ka-52, Mi-8 and Shahed-136/Orlan drones.
Main operators
PolandUkraineUnited StatesNorway
History
Developed by Mesko as a deep modernization of the Grom (itself derived from Igla), with a new two-color seeker and proximity fuze enabling engagement of low-IR signature targets like UAVs and cruise missiles.
After strong combat performance in Ukraine, Poland, the US and Norway expanded orders; Mesko ramped production above 1000 missiles per year by 2024.
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