
9K32 Strela-2 - Wikipedia
Non-delay impact and grazing fuzes, 14–17 second delay self-destruct. The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: Cтрела, lit. 'Arrow'; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a light-weight, shoulder-fired, surface-to-air missile or MANPADS system.
SA-7 Surface-to-Air Missile System | SA7 9K32 Strela-2 | SAM 7
Widely exported, the SA-7 has been used extensively in conflicts worldwide. The SA-7 is designed to be carried and operated by a single soldier. Its key features include: Infrared Guidance: Uses a passive infrared seeker to lock onto the heat signature of aircraft engines.
SA-7 GRAIL 9K32M Strela-2 - GlobalSecurity.org
Jan 5, 2023 · Although the SA-7 is limited in range, speed, and altitude, it forces enemy pilots to fly above minimum radar limitations which results in detection and vulnerability to regimental and divisional...
SA-7 Grail 9K32 Strela-2 - Army Recognition
Jan 15, 2025 · The SA-7 GRAIL (Strela-2) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude SAM, with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance. The SA-7a has an effective range from 800 m to 3.2 km and a kill zone between 15 and 1500 meters in altitude, with a speed of about 430 meters per second (Mach 1.4).
Missile, SA-7 - National Air and Space Museum
This is the missile for a Soviet-designed, shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile, the SAM-7. First developed in 1959 and first deployed in combat in 1968, the SAM-7 is still in use today. The purpose of the SAM-7 is to destroy low-flying aircraft (under 2300 meters) or to force them to fly at higher altitudes where radar can detect them.
SA-7 Missile: Old, But Deadly Technology - ABC News
Dec. 2 -- Attackers may have missed their target when they fired two SA-7 missiles at an Israeli plane last Thursday, but the world was reminded of a potentially deadly weapon in terrorists' hands. Here's a look at the SA-7, its history and capabilities. How They Work. The missiles weigh about 30 pounds and are about 5 feet long.
SA-7 (Grail) / 9K32 Strela-2 Man-Portable SAM System
Mar 15, 2022 · The SA-7 (NATO designation of "Grail" or Soviet designation of "Strela-2") is a MANPAD system - a portable shoulder launched anti-aircraft weapon system. The lethality of such a system lies in the mobility of the firer to seemingly 'pop up' at opportune times and strike at low-flying aircraft.
SA-7 Grail | missile | Britannica
…Vietnam War, with the Soviet SA-7 Grail playing a major role in neutralizing the South Vietnamese Air Force in the final communist offensive in 1975. Ten years later the U.S. Stinger and British Blowpipe proved effective against Soviet aircraft and helicopters in Afghanistan, as did the U.S. Redeye in Central…
Surface To Air Missile: SA-7 (9K32) - Falcon Lounge
Sep 1, 2017 · The 9K32 Strela-2 (Russian: Cтрела, “arrow”; NATO reporting name SA-7 Grail) is a man-portable, shoulder-fired, low-altitude surface-to-air missile system (MANPADS) with a high explosive warhead and passive infrared homing guidance.
Arsenal | The SA-7 Grail - HistoryNet
Feb 26, 2018 · The Strela (“Arrow”), code-named “SA-7 Grail” by NATO, holds the distinction of being the first MANPAD successfully employed in combat—in Egypt in 1969. Vietnam was the second conflict to see its use.