9K34 Strela-3

9K34 Strela-3
A 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14) missile and launch tube.
TypeMan-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)
Place of originSoviet Union
Service history
In service1974–present
Used bySee Operators
Wars
Production history
ManufacturerKBM, Kolomna
Specifications
Mass
  • Missile weight: 10.3 kilograms (23 lb)
  • Full system: 16.0 kg (35.3 lb)
Length1.47 metres (4.8 ft)

Operational
range
4,500 metres (14,800 ft)
Flight altitude1,800 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.