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 or used in heavier systems. It is manufactured by Thales Air Defence in Belfast, Northe
A British Royal Artillery soldier protects an airfield with a man-portable Starstreak HVM system
Starstreak LML emplacement used in training on Dartmoor, England; one of the three missiles has been fired
Starstreak missile on display at the Africa Aerospace and Defence Expo, September 2006
A Starstreak, just after being launched from an AN/TWQ-1 Avenger mobile, short-range air-defence platform
Blowpipe (missile)
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The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975 to 1985. It also saw service in other military forces around the world. M
Starstreak
…Anti-Tank System). Starstreak has a number of advantages over infrared homing guided, radar homing guided, and radio command guidance MCLOS/SACLOS (e.g. Blowpipe or Javelin) missiles: It cannot be fooled by infrared countermeasures or radar/radio countermeasures…
A Canadian missile detachment of 129th Airfield Air Defence Battery, RCA, with Blowpipe during NATO Exercise Cornet Phaser in 1987. The soldiers are wearing Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protective gear.
From the side, the difference in tube diameter at the front and rear is obvious.