Starstreak
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Starstreak is a British short-range surface-to-air missile that can be used as a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) or used in heavier systems. It is manufactured by Thales Air Defence (formerly Shorts Missile Systems) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is also known as Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile). After launch, the missile accelerates to more than Mach 4, making it the fastest short-range surface-to-air missile in existence. It then launches three laser beam-riding submunitions, increasing the likelihood of a successful hit on the target. Starstreak has been in service with th
Key facts
- Weapon.name
- Starstreak
- Weapon.image
- File:CJOAX fires 150417-A-BG594-015.jpg
- Weapon.image_size
- 300
- Weapon.caption
- A British Royal Artillery soldier protects an airfield with a man-portable Starstreak HVM system
- Weapon.origin
- United Kingdom
- Weapon.type
- Man-portable/Vehicle-mounted surface-to-air missile
- Weapon.is_explosive
- yes
- Weapon.is_missile
- yes
- Weapon.is_UK
- yes
- Weapon.service
- 1997–present
- Weapon.used_by
- See
- Weapon.wars
- Russo-Ukrainian War
- Weapon.design_date
- 1980s
- Weapon.manufacturer
- Thales Air Defence
- Weapon.production_date
- November 1986
- Weapon.number
- 7,000
- Weapon.variants
- See
- Weapon.spec_label
- Starstreak High Velocity Missile
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10 sectionsContents
- Development
- Description
- Advantages
- Service history
- Variants
- Operators
- Future Operators
- See also
- References
- External links
Starstreak is a British short-range surface-to-air missile that can be used as a man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) or used in heavier systems. It is manufactured by Thales Air Defence (formerly Shorts Missile Systems) in Belfast, Northern Ireland. It is also known as Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile). After launch, the missile accelerates to more than Mach 4, making it the fastest short-range surface-to-air missile in existence. It then launches three laser beam-riding submunitions, increasing the likelihood of a successful hit on the target. Starstreak has been in service with the British Army since 1997. In 2012 Thales relaunched the system as ForceSHIELD.
==Development== thumb|right|Starstreak LML emplacement used in training on Dartmoor, England; one of the three missiles has been fired thumb|right|Starstreak missile on display at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo, September 2006
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