Starstreak HVM
«Starstreak»
MANPADSUnited Kingdom1997In service
British hypersonic three-dart MANPADS with laser beam-riding guidance.
MANPADS
ID — STARSTREAK-HVMUnited Kingdom · Thales Air Defence
Starstreak HVM
Starstreak
British hypersonic three-dart MANPADS with laser beam-riding guidance.
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Data trust
- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- Starstreak HVM
- Alias
- Starstreak
- Manufacturer
- Thales Air Defence
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Year
- 1997
- Category
- MANPADS
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 7 km
- Top speed
- Mach 4+
- Guidance
- SACLOS laser beam-riding
- Warhead
- 3 dardi penetranti con carica HE
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Spalleggiabile / LML / veicolo
- Length
- 1.39 m
- Launch weight
- 14 kg
Main operators
United KingdomSouth AfricaIndonesiaUkraine
History
Starstreak forgoes IR seekers for laser beam-riding immune to IR countermeasures, accelerating three darts to Mach 4+ to minimize time of flight.
Donated to Ukraine in 2022, with documented kills against Russian helicopters.
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