Piorun | |
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Type | Man-portable air-defense system |
Place of origin | Poland |
Service history | |
In service | 2019 | –present
Used by | See Operators |
Wars | 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine |
Production history | |
Designed | 2010 | –2015
Manufacturer | Mesko |
Unit cost | 1.8 million EUR per system [1] |
Produced | 2016 | –present
Specifications | |
Mass | 16.5 kg (36 lb) total 10.5 kg (23 lb) missile |
Length | 1.596 m (5.24 ft) |
Diameter | 72 mm (2.8 in) |
Crew | 1 |
Warhead | HMX with aluminium powder |
Warhead weight | 1.82 kg (4.0 lb) |
Detonation mechanism | impact fuze with a delay mechanism, and a proximity fuze for C-UAS |
Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor |
Operational range | 400 m (1,300 ft)–6.5 km (4.0 mi) |
Flight ceiling | 4 km (13,000 ft) |
Flight altitude | 10 m (33 ft)–4,000 m (13,000 ft) |
Maximum speed | 660 m/s (Mach 2.0; 2,400 km/h; 1,500 mph) |
Guidance system | infrared homing with argon-cooled seeker |
Launch platform | MANPADS |
The Piorun (Polish: "thunderbolt")[2] is a Polish man-portable air-defense system, designed to destroy low-flying aircraft, airplanes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles. The set is a deep modernization of the PPZR Grom set, with an alternative designation of Grom-M.
The full name of the system is PPZR Piorun (Polish: Przenośny Przeciwlotniczy Zestaw Rakietowy Piorun).[3]