9K34 Strela-3

9K34 Strela-3
9K34 Strela-3
	A 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14) missile and launch tube.
Type	Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1974–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Angolan Civil War; South African Border War; Iran–Iraq War; Salvadoran Civil War; War in Abkhazia (1992–1993); Yugoslav Wars; Second Congo War; Afghan Civil War; Iraq War;
Production history
Manufacturer	KBM, Kolomna
Specifications
Mass	Missile weight: 10.3 kilograms (23 lb); Full system: 16.0 kg (35.3 lb);
Length	1.47 metres (4.8 ft)
Operational; range	4,500 metres (14,800 ft)
Flight altitude	1,800 metres (5,900 ft) vs. jets ; 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) vs. slow moving targets
Maximum speed	470 metres per second (1,700 km/h; 1,100 mph)

The 9K34 Strela-3 (Russian: 9К34 «Стрела-3», 'arrow', NATO reporting name: SA-14 Gremlin) is a man-portable air defense missile system (MANPADS) developed in the Soviet Union as a response to the poor performance of the earlier 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) system. The missile was largely based on the earlier Strela 2, and thus development proceeded rapidly. The new weapon was accepted into service in the Soviet Army in January 1974.