| Grom | |
|---|---|
&sq=Qlik&lang=&file=File:PZR-Grom-02.jpg) Grom missile with launcher | |
| Type | Man-portable air-defense system |
| Place of origin | Poland |
| Service history | |
| In service | 1995–present |
| Used by | See Operators |
| Wars | Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War War in Donbass |
| Production history | |
| Designer | Military Institute of Armament Technology, WAT Military University of Technology, Skarżysko Rocket Design Bureau |
| Manufacturer | Mesko, Skarżysko-Kamienna |
| Produced | 1995–present |
| Specifications | |
| Mass | 16.5 kilograms (36 lb), and for missile only 10.5 kilograms (23 lb) |
| Diameter | 72 millimetres (2.8 in) |
| Warhead weight | 1.27 kilograms (2.8 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | contact |
| Engine | solid fuel rocket |
Operational range | 5.5 kilometres (3.4 mi) |
| Flight altitude | 3.5 kilometres (11,000 ft) |
| Maximum speed | 650 metres per second (2,100 ft/s) |
Guidance system | infrared |
Launch platform | MANPADS |
The Grom (meaning "thunder" in Polish) is a man-portable air-defense system produced in Poland and based on the Soviet man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) 9K38 Igla. It consists of a 72 mm anti-aircraft missile set with a flight speed of 650 m/s, as well as a single-use launcher, re-usable gripstock and thermal battery coolant assembly electric unit. The full name of the system is PZR Grom, PZR standing for Przeciwlotniczy Zestaw Rakietowy (literally anti-air rocket-propelled set).
It is designed to target low-flying helicopters and aeroplanes. As such, the Grom missile is used by other surface-to-air defence systems of Polish design, including ZSU-23-4MP Biała, ZUR-23-2 kg and Poprad self-propelled artillery system. It should not be confused with versions of the Zvezda Kh-23 air-to-surface missile built under licence in Yugoslavia/Serbia as the Grom-A and Grom-B.