Starstreak MANPAD
Ukraine Conflict 2022
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The United Kingdom has supplied the Ukrainian military with
its Starstreak man-portable air defense system (MANPAD). This
high velocity missile can be shoulder-fired or vehicle-mounted.
The anti-aircraft missile is very effective against low-flying
jets and helicopters. The short-range missile is manufactured
by Thales Air Defence. It's more formal name is the Starstreak
HVM or High Velocity Missile.
A British Air Defense Artilleryman with his Starstreak High
Velocity
Missile System during a military exercise at Fort Bragg, N.C.
in 2015.
(photo by Capt. Joe Bush, 82nd Airborne Division)
British troops deployed to an eastern European country to
teach Ukrainian troops how to operate the Starstreak missiles.
The British have had the Starstreak missiles in their inventory
since 1997. It comes in three variations: the self-propelled
launcher, the three-round lightweight launcher, and a
man-portable launcher.
References for the Starstreak Missile
Starstreak by Wikipedia
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Starstreak
STARStreak - Thales
https://www.thalesgroup.com/en/starstreak-ii-hvm
Starstreak High Velocity Missile - Elite UK Forces
https://www.eliteukforces.info/weapons/starstreak-hvm/
News Reports about the Starstreak MANPAD
April 1, 2022.
"UK missile shoots down first Russian helicopter in Ukraine
war", The Times.
March 28, 2022.
"All You Need to Know About the Starstreak Missiles Now in the
Hands of Ukrainian Troops", by Thomas Newdick,
The Warzone.
March 9, 2022.
"Britain mulls giving 'Starstreak' air-defense weapons to
Ukraine", Defense News.
Videos about the Starstreak HVM
STARStreak - the fastest missile in its class in the
world. Thales., YouTube, Feb 2019.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7k0XonWAG4
British Starstreak to Ukraine. The British
Starstreak MANPAD has arrived in Ukraine.
Infinity Defense, YouTube, March 28, 2022.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gmbEfmj1mIk
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