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Development
The end of World War II led to a major shift in Soviet defence policy. The advent of long range, high altitude, nuclear-armed American bombers, capable of penetrating Soviet airspace at heights and speeds unreachable and unmatchable by anti-aircraft guns and most interceptors, appeared to render every conventional weapon obsolete at a stroke. Numerous long-range, high-altitude SAM systems, such as the S-25 Berkut and S-75 Dvina, were rapidly developed and fielded to counter this large vulnerability. Due to the apparent "obsolescence" of conventional arms, however, relatively little development took place to field mobile battlefield air defences.This direction was soon changed with the beginning of the Korean War. An entirely conventional conflict, it proved that nuclear weapons were not the be-all and end-all of warfare. In the face of a powerful and modern American air force, carrying non-nuclear payloads, the Soviet Union invested heavily in a multi-tier air defence system, consisting of several new mobile SAMs, to cover all altitude ranges and protect ground forces. The new doctrine listed five requirements:- Front-level medium-to-high-altitude area defense system 9K8 Krug (NATO designation SA-4 "Ganef")
- Army-level low-to-medium-range area defense system 3K9 Kub (NATO designation SA-6 "Gainful")
- Division-level low-altitude short-range system 9K33 Osa (NATO designation SA-8 "Gecko")
- Regiment-level all-weather radar-guided gun system ZSU-23-4 "Shilka" and very-short-range missile systems 9K31 Strela-1 (NATO designation SA-9 "Gaskin")
- Battalion-level man-portable 9K32 Strela-2 (NATO designation SA-7 "Grail")
Improvements
The initial variant suffered from numerous shortcomings: it could only engage targets flying at relatively slow airspeeds and low altitudes and then only from rear hemisphere, it suffered from poor guidance reliability (particularly in the presence of natural or man-made background IR radiation sources), and even when a hit was achieved, it often failed to destroy the target.Lappi, Ahti: Ilmatorjunta Kylmässä Sodassa, 2003On arrows and needles: Russia's Strela and Igla portable killers. Journal of Electronic Defense, January 2004. Michal Fiszer and Jerzy Gruszczynski Poor lethality was an issue especially when used against jet aircraft: the hottest part of the target was the nozzle behind the actual engine, which the missile therefore usually hit; but there its small warhead often failed to cause significant damage to the engine itself.In order to address the shortcomings, two improved versions were ordered in 1968; as an intermediate stop-gap the slightly improved 9K32M "Strela-2M" (NATO reporting name SA-7b) to replace the original, as well as the more ambitious Strela-3.(File:SA-7b Grail.jpg|thumb|300px|Components of the most common variant, the 9K32M Strela-2M/SA-7b)As the modifications introduced with the Strela-2M were relatively minor, the process was fast and it was accepted in service in 1970. The Strela-2M replaced the Strela-2 in production lines immediately. Improvements were made particularly to increase the engagement envelope of the new system:- Higher thrust propellant increased slant range from {{Convert|3.4 to 4.2|km||abbr=on}} and ceiling from {{Convert|1.5 to 2.3|km||abbr=on}}
- Improved guidance and control logic allowed the engagement of helicopters and propeller-driven aircraft (but not jets) approaching at a maximum speed of {{Convert|150|m/s|ft/s mph|abbr=on}}
- Maximum speed of receding targets was increased from {{Convert|220 to 260|m/s|ft/s mph|abbr=on}}
- More automated gripstock provided a simplified firing method against fast targets: a single trigger pull followed by lead and superelevation replacing the separate stages of releasing the seeker to track, and launching the missile (see description below)
Description
The missile launcher system consists of the green missile launch tube containing the missile, a grip stock and a cylindrical thermal battery. The launch tube is reloadable at depot, but missile rounds are delivered to fire units in their launch tubes. The device can be reloaded up to five times.WEB,weblink SA-7 "Grail" (9K32 "Strela-2"), 2007-03-07, bellum.nu,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20080602221934weblink">weblink 2008-06-02, 2013-08-24, (File:SA-7 MANAPADS, air defense training in the US.jpg|thumb|upright|left|A Strela being aimed, the lens of the seeker clearly visible)When engaging slow or straight-receding targets, the operator tracks the target with the iron sights in the launch tube and applies half-trigger. This action "uncages" the seeker and allows its attempt to track. If a target IR signature can be tracked against the background present, this is indicated by a light and a buzzer sound. The shooter then pulls the trigger fully, and immediately applies lead and superelevation. This method is called a manual engagement. An automatic mode, which is used against fast targets, allows the shooter to fully depress the trigger in one pull followed by immediate lead and superelevation of the launch tube. The seeker will uncage and will automatically launch the missile if a strong enough signal is detected.The manufacturer lists reaction time measured from the carrying position (missile carried on a soldier's back with protective covers) to missile launch to be 13 seconds, a figure that is achievable but requires considerable training and skill in missile handling. With the launcher on the shoulder, covers removed and sights extended, reaction time from fire command to launch reduces to 6â10 seconds, depending greatly on the target difficulty and the shooter's skill.After activating the power supply to the missile electronics, the gunner waits for electricity supply and gyros to stabilize, puts the sights on target and tracks it smoothly with the launch tube's iron sights, and pulls the trigger on the grip stock. This activates the seeker electronics and the missile attempts to lock onto the target. If the target is producing a strong enough signal and the angular tracking rate is within acceptable launch parameters, the missile alerts the gunner that the target is locked on by illuminating a light in the sight mechanism, and producing a constant buzzing noise. The operator then has 0.8 seconds to provide lead to the target while the missile's on-board power supply is activated and the throw-out motor ignited.Should the target be outside acceptable parameters, then the light cue in the sight and the buzzer signal tell the gunner to re-aim the missile.On launch, the booster burns out before the missile leaves the launch tube at 32 m/s and rotating at around 20 revolutions per second. As the missile leaves the tube, the two forward steering fins unfold, as do the four rear stabilizing tail fins. The self-destruct mechanism is then armed, which is set to destroy the missile after between 14 and 17 seconds to prevent it hitting the ground if it should miss the target.(File:Fliegerfaust STRELA.jpg|thumb|left|Strela shortly after launch, fins unfurled, just before sustainer motor activation)Once the missile is five and a half meters away from the gunner, c. 0.3 seconds after leaving the launch tube, it activates the rocket sustainer motor. The sustainer motor takes it to a velocity of {{Convert|430|m/s|ft/s mph}}, and sustains it at this speed. Once it reaches peak speed, at a distance of around {{Convert|120|m|}} from the gunner, the final safety mechanism is disabled and the missile is fully armed. All told, the booster burns for 0.5 second and the driving engine for another 2.0 seconds.The missile's uncooled lead sulfide passive infra-red seeker head detects infrared radiation at below 2.8 μm in wavelength. It has a 1.9 degree field of view and can track at 9 degrees per second. The seeker head tracks the target with an amplitude-modulated spinning reticle (spin-scan or AM tracking), which attempts to keep the seeker constantly pointed towards the target. The spinning reticle measures the amount of incoming infrared (IR) energy. It does this by using a circular pattern that has solid portions and slats that allow the IR energy to pass through to the seeker. As the reticle spins IR energy passes through the open portions of the reticle. Based on where the IR energy falls on the reticle the amount or amplitude of IR energy allowed through to the seeker increases the closer to the center of the reticle. Therefore, the seeker is able to identify where the center of the IR energy is. If the seeker detects a decrease in the amplitude of the IR energy it steers the missile back towards where the IR energy was the strongest. The seeker's design creates a dead-space in the middle of the reticle. The center mounted reticle has no detection capability. This means that as the seeker tracks a target as soon as the seeker is dead center, (aimed directly at the IR source) there is a decrease in the amplitude of IR energy. The seeker interprets this decrease as being off target so it changes direction. This causes the missile to move off target until another decrease in IR energy is detected and the process repeats itself. This gives the missile a very noticeable wobble in flight as the seeker bounces in and out from the dead-space. This wobble becomes more pronounced as the missile closes on the target as the IR energy fills a greater portion of the reticle. These continuous course corrections effectively bleed energy from the missile reducing its range and velocity.(File:sa-7.jpg|thumb|right|upright|A Soviet soldier posing with a Strela launcher)The guidance of the SA-7 follows proportional convergence logic, also known as angle rate tracking system or pro-logic. In this method, as the seeker tracks the target, the missile is turned towards where the seeker is turning towards â not where it is pointing at â relative to the missile's longitudinal axis. Against a target flying in a straight-line course at constant speed, the angle rate of seeker-to-body reduces to zero when the missile is in a straight-line flight path to intercept point.Combat use
As a consequence of their widespread availability and large numbers, the Strela system has seen use in conflicts across the globe.Middle East
Egypt
The first combat use of the missile is credited as being in 1969 during the War of Attrition by Egyptian soldiers.{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=41}} The first "kill" was claimed on 19 August 1969. An Israeli 102 Squadron A-4H Skyhawk was hit with a shoulder-fired missile 12 miles west of the Suez Canal and pilot SqL Nassim Ezer Ashkenazi captured. Between this first firing and June 1970 the Egyptian army fired 99 missiles resulting in 36 hits. The missile proved to have poor kinematic reach against combat jets, and also poor lethality as many aircraft that were hit managed to return safely to base.The missile was used later in the Yom Kippur War,{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=42}}WEB, China's Search for Air Defense: On the Verge of Foreign Acquisitions?,weblink Central Intelligence Agency, 8 April 1986, 2018-07-21,weblink 2017-01-23, dead, where 4,356 Strelas were fired,{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=42}} scoring few hits and just 2 to 4{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=42}} kills, with 26 to 28{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=42}} damaged. A-4s were fitted with lengthened exhaust pipes in order to prevent fatal damage to the engine, a solution made in the previous war, together with flare launchers. However, together with Shilka and SA-2/3/6s, they caused very heavy losses to the Israeli Air Force in the first days. Subsequently, Arab forces fired so many SAMs that they almost depleted their weapon stocks. SA-7s were not that effective against fast jets, but they were the best weapon available to Arab infantry at the time.{{citation needed|date=March 2017}}A Strela 2 was reportedly used by the Islamist militant group Ansar Bait al-Maqdis to destroy an Egyptian military Mil-8 helicopter operating in the northern Sinai region on 26 January 2014 near Sheikh Zuweid (close to the border with Gaza), killing its five occupants. This is the first attack of this type during the Sinai insurgency, which has raged on the peninsula due to the security and political turmoil since the 2011 revolution. The MANPADS is reported by United Nations to have come from former Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi's large stocks, which have been widely proliferated after Libya's civil war chaos and have become a concern to regional and world security.NEWS,weblink Militants Down Egyptian Helicopter, Killing 5 Soldiers, The New York Times, 27 January 2014, 5 October 2014,weblink 1 February 2017, live, Kirkpatrick, David D.,Syria
The Strela was deployed by Syrian forces occupying Lebanon, along with other Soviet air-defence systems that challenged U.S., French and Israeli airpower in the aftermath of the 1982 conflict and the deployment of the Multinational Force in Lebanon during that year. On 10 November 1983, an SA-7 was fired at a French Super Etendard near Bourj el-Barajneh while flying over Druze People's Liberation Army (PLA) positions. On 3 December, more Strelas and anti-aircraft artillery (AAA) were fired at United States Navy F-14 Tomcats flying a reconnaissance mission.WEB,weblink Politics, Power, and Preventive Action, When America Attacked Syria, Council on Foreign Relations, 5 October 2014, Micah Zenko, 13 February 2012,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141007022547weblink">weblink 7 October 2014, dead, The Americans responded with a large strike package of 12 A-7 Corsairs and 16 A-6 Intruders (supported by a single E-2C Hawkeye, two EA-6B Prowlers and two F-14As) launched from the carriers {{USS|John F. Kennedy|CV-67}} and {{USS|Independence|CV-62}} sailing in the Mediterranean. The aircraft were to bomb Syrian installations, AAA sites and weapons depots near Falouga and Hammana, some 16 km north of Beirut-Damascus highway, when they were received by a volley of (possibly up to 40) Syrian SAMs, one of which hit a Corsair (AE305 of the VA-15), forcing the pilot to eject over the sea before being rescued by a USN search and rescue mission.The attack formation broke, with each pilot attacking each objective on its own, leading to the downing of a second U.S. aircraft, an Intruder from VA-85, hit by either an SA-7 or an SA-9. The navigator, Lieutenant Bobby Goodman ejected near a village surrounded by Syrian positions. The pilot, Lt. Mark Lange, ejected too late and died from his wounds soon after being captured by Syrian soldiers and Lebanese civilians. Goodman was captured by the Syrians and taken to Damascus before being freed in January 1984.WEB,weblink Disaster in Lebanon: US and French Operations in 1983, Acig.org, 26 September 2003, Tom Cooper, Eric L. Palmer, amp, 2013-08-24, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131007221102weblink">weblink 7 October 2013, WEB,weblink 2005, Ejection-history.org.uk, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130921120145weblink">weblink 2013-09-21, dead, A second Corsair, searching for the downed Intruder crew, was later hit by an SA-7. The pilot, Cdr. Edward Andrews, managed to eject over the sea near Beirut and was rescued by a fisherman and his son who in turn handed him over to the U.S Marines.During the civil war, several Strelas have made their way to rebel hands, and YouTube videos have shown them being fired. In 2013, Foreign Policy, citing rebels sources, reported the shipment, with Qatari help, of some 120 SA-7s from Libya (with large stocks acquired by Gaddafi and proliferated after that country's civil war) through Turkey and with Turkish authorities' knowledgeNEWS,weblink The New York Times, C.J., Chivers, The Risky Missile Systems That Syria's Rebels Believe They Need, 24 July 2013, 22 November 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140222175039weblink">weblink 22 February 2014, live, NEWS,weblink The New York Times, C. J., Chivers, Eric, Schmitt, Mark, Mazzetti, In Turnabout, Syria Rebels Get Libyan Weapons, 21 June 2013, 4 February 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160724184924weblink">weblink 24 July 2016, live,Lebanon
On 24 June 1974, Palestinian guerrillas operating in southern Lebanon fired two SA-7s against invading Israel Air Force (IAF) aircraft, though no hits were scored.See US State Department Cable Beirut 7015, 20 June 1974.The Lebanese Al-Mourabitoun militia received either from Syria or the PLO a number of SA-7s, which they employed against Israeli Air Force (IAF) fighter-bomber jets during the 1982 Lebanon War.Samer Kassis, Invasion of Lebanon 1982, Abteilung 502, 2019, p. 196. {{ISBN|978-84-120935-1-3}}During the 1983â84 Mountain War, the Druze People's Liberation Army (PLA) militia received from Syria a number of Strela missiles, which were used to bring down two Lebanese Air Force Hawker Hunter fighter jetsKen Guest, Lebanon, in Flashpoint! At the Front Line of Today's Wars, Arms and Armour Press, London 1994, p. 106. {{ISBN|1-85409-247-2}} This source reports on the loss of an American-made F-16, though the plane was actually an Israeli-made Kfir. and one Israeli IAI Kfir fighter-bomber aircraft, on 20 November over the mountainous Chouf district southeast of Beirut (the pilot was rescued by the Lebanese Army).WEB,weblink Israeli Plane Shot Down by Surface-to-air Missiles over Lebanon, 21 November 1983, NEWS,weblink Israelis Bomb Lebanese Sites, Lose One Plane, The Washington Post, 1983-11-21, 2021-11-20, NEWS,weblink Israeli Jets Bomb Palestinian Bases In Lebanon Hills â The New York Times, The New York Times, 21 November 1983, 2021-11-20, Friedman, Thomas L., The Christian Maronite Lebanese Forces militia (LF) also received from Iraq a number of Strela missiles in 1988â89.Samer Kassis, 30 Years of Military Vehicles in Lebanon, Beirut: Elite Group, 2003, p. 36. {{ISBN|9953-0-0705-5}}The Shiite Hezbollah guerrilla group also acquired some Strelas in the late 1980s and fired them against Israeli aircraft in November 1991.Nicolas Blanford (2011) Warriors of God: Inside Hezbollah's Thirty-Year Struggle Against Israel. New York: Random House. Since then, they have since fired many Strelas against Israeli aircraft, including two against Israeli warplanes on 12 June 2001 near Tyre, but have never scored a hit.NEWS,weblink CNN, Terrorists known to possess SAMs, 2002-11-28, 2010-05-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110322084549weblink">weblink 2011-03-22, live,Iraq
In the early dawn of 31 January 1991 during the Battle of Khafji in Operation Desert Storm, an Iraqi soldier shot down an American AC-130H gunship with a Strela 2, killing all 14 crewmembers.WEB,weblink Spirit 03 and the Battle for Khafji, 5 October 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20081025094548weblink">weblink 25 October 2008, Strela-2 missiles have been used against Turkish Army helicopters by the PKK in northern Iraq. During Operation Hammer; on 18 May 1997, a Strela-2 missile was used to shoot down an AH-1W Super Cobra attack helicopter. On 4 June 1997, another Strela was used to bring down a Turkish Army AS-532UL Cougar transport helicopter in the Zakho area, killing the 11 soldiers on board.WEB,weblink Netzwerk Friedenskooperative â Themen â Türkei/Kurdistan-Invasion â turkhg52, Friedenskooperative.de, 1997-06-06, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130514122206weblink">weblink 2013-05-14, live, WEB,weblink ASN Aircraft accident 04-JUN-1997 Aérospatiale AS 532UL Cougar 140, Aviation-safety.net, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140517120308weblink">weblink 2014-05-17, live, WEB,weblink Sabah Politika Haber, Arsiv.sabah.com.tr, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20111023042230weblink">weblink 2011-10-23, live, The video of the first attack was used extensively for PKK propaganda and eventually released to the Internet. Greece and Serbia's intelligence services, as well as Iran, Syria, Armenia, and Cyprus were traced as possible sources of the missiles.WEB,weblink Rebel Missiles Could End Up Being a Nightmare for Turkey â Al-Monitor: the Pulse of the Middle East, Al-Monitor, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130517081239weblink">weblink 2013-05-17, dead, A Strela-2 missile is said to have been used in April 2005, when members of the insurgents shot down an Mi-8 helicopter operated by Blackwater, killing all 11 crew members. The Islamic Army in Iraq took responsibility for the action and a video showing the downing was released on the Internet.NEWS,weblink John F. Burns, The New York Times, Video Appears to Show Insurgents Kill a Downed Pilot, 23 April 2005, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130517103619weblink">weblink 2013-05-17, live, The missile launcher is not visible on the video, however, making it impossible to confirm the type of MANPADS used.The spate of helicopter shoot-downs during 2006 and 2007 in Iraq has been partly attributed to the prevalence of the Strela amongst Sunni insurgent groups of that time;WEB,weblink Why are U.S. helicopters getting shot down in Iraq? | FP Passport, Blog.foreignpolicy.com, 2007-02-19, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20110717073655weblink">weblink 2011-07-17, live, while al Qaeda is said to have produced an hour-long training video on how to use SA-7s.Saudi Arabia
In late 2001, a Sudanese man with links to Al-Qaida fired an SA-7 at an American F-15 Eagle fighter taking off from Prince Sultan Air Base in Saudi Arabia. The missile missed the target and was not detected by the pilot or anyone at the base. Saudi police found the empty launcher in the desert in May 2002, and a suspect was arrested in Sudan a month later. He led police to a cache in the desert where a second missile was buried.NEWS,weblink Traces of Terror: The Dragnet; Sudanese Says He Fired Missile at U.S. Warplane, New York Times, 14 June 2002, 19 May 2011,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121107141805weblink">weblink 7 November 2012, live,Gaza
During October 2012, militants in Gaza fired a Strela at an IDF helicopter.WEB, Harel, Amos,weblink For first time, Palestinians in Gaza fire missile at IAF helicopter Israel News Broadcast, Haaretz, 2012-10-16, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130815011305weblink">weblink 2013-08-15, live, During Operation Pillar of Defense, Hamas released a video purporting to be a Strela missile launch at an IAF target.WEB,weblink Small Arms, Big Problems â By Damien Spleeters, Foreign Policy, 2012-11-19, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130609222818weblink">weblink 2013-06-09, live, In March 2013, one was also reportedly fired from Gaza at an IAF helicopter.In 2022 one was fired at IAF F16 to stop an air raid.In April 2023, a video released by the armed wing of Hamas showed the simultaneous launches of three missiles towards an IAF aircraft after it had downed a locally produced drone over the southern Gaza Strip.WEB, Hamas Releases Video of Firing Surface-to-Air Missiles at Israeli Fighter Jet over Gaza â Al-Manar TV Lebanon,weblink 2023-04-04, english.almanar.com.lb, in October 2023, Hamas claimed to have used these missiles to down an IAF helicopter during the 2023 IsraelâHamas war.WEB, The Al-Qassam Brigades of Hamas are claiming to have Targeted and Struck an Israeli Helicopter operating to the East of the Al-Buriej Camp in Southern Gaza with a 9K32 "Strela-2" Man-Portable Air Defense System; so far there has been No Statement from the IDF on any such Incident.,weblink 2023-10-26, X (formerly Twitter), en,Yemen
Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula allegedly shot down a UAE Mirage fighter jet with a Strela during the Yemeni Civil War (2015âpresent).WEB,weblink Al-Qaeda Brought Down Jet With Surface-to-Air Missile â iHLS Israel Homeland Security, iHLS News, Desk, 4 April 2016, 12 March 2017,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20170312202507weblink">weblink 12 March 2017, live, Houthi rebels were seen carrying 9K32 Strela-2s.WEB,weblink YouTube, youtube.com, 2017-03-17,weblink 2017-04-06, live,Southeast Asia
(File:Holes caused by the SA-7 missile blast at the tail section of AC-130 gunship (left).jpg|thumb|right|Damage to an AC-130 gunship caused by an SA-7, May 1972)The Strela-2 system was also given to North Vietnam, where along with the more advanced Strela-2M it achieved 204 hits out of 589 firings against US and South Vietnamese aircraft between 1972 and 1975 according to Russian sources. (Some sources, such as Fiszer (2004), claim that it was used from 1968 onwards).Roughly 95â120 kills and several dozen damaged are attributed to Strela-2/2M hits between April 1972 and the Fall of Saigon in April 1975, almost all against helicopters and propeller-driven aircraft. As in the War of Attrition, the missile's speed and range proved insufficient against fast jets and results were poor: only one U.S. A-4 Skyhawk, one U.S. F-4 Phantom and three South Vietnamese F-5 Freedom Fighter are known to have been shot down with Strela-2s during the conflict.U.S. fixed-wing losses are listed in the following table.Vietnam Air Losses, Christopher Hobson, 2002 The internet site Arms-expo.ru states 14 fixed-wing aircraft and 10 helicopters were shot down with 161 missile rounds used between 28 April and 14 July 1972. Between April 1972 and January 1973, 29 fixed-wing aircraft and 14 helicopters were shot down (01 F-4, 7 O-1, 03 O-2, 04 OV-10, 09 A-1, 04 A-37, 01 CH-47, 04 AH-1, 09 UH-1)WEB, Dân TrÃ,weblink NgÆ°á»i Nga nói tháºt vá» Chiến tranh Viá»t Nam | Báo Dân trÃ, Dantri.com.vn, 2015-05-02, 2022-03-08, The difference in fixed-wing losses may be at least partly due to South Vietnamese aircraft shot down by the weapon.{| class="wikitable sortable"Western Asia
Afghanistan
File:Mujahid-MANPAD.JPEG|thumb|right|An Afghan MujahidMujahidIn 1977, the Republic of Afghanistan received the Strela-2M and were in use by the Afghan Armyweblink The Strela-2M was used also in Afghanistan during the SovietâAfghan War by the Mujahiddeen. The missiles were obtained from various sources, some from Egypt and China (locally manufactured Sakr Eye and HN-5 versions of the SAM), and the CIA also assisted the guerrillas in finding missiles from other sources.Results from combat use were not dissimilar from experiences with the Strela-2/2M from Vietnam: while 42 helicopters were shot down by various Strela-2 variants (including a few Mi-24s until exhaust shrouds made them next to invisible to the short-wavelength Strela-2 seeker) only five fixed-wing aircraft were destroyed with the weapon. Due to its poor kinematic performance and vulnerability to even the most primitive infra-red countermeasures, the guerrillas considered the Strela-2 suitable for use against helicopters and prop-driven transports, but not combat jets.However, the recent studies and interviews after the Cold war say that most Strelas sold to the Mujahiddeen on the black market were broken/damaged or faulty. This is possibly another reason why the Soviet army in Afghanistan didn't expect working anti-aircraft missiles like the Stinger to be used."Roads of terror", ep. 1 Planete documentary filmOn 22 July 2007 the first reported attack of the Taliban against a coalition aircraft using MANPADS was reported. The weapon was reported to be an SA-7 allegedly smuggled from Iran to the Taliban. The missile failed after the crew of the USAF C-130, flying over the Nimroz province, launched flares and made evasive manoeuvers.WEB, Coghlan, Tom,weblink Taliban in first heat-seeking missile attack, Telegraph, 2007-07-28, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140315183223weblink">weblink 2014-03-15, live, However, most of the Strelas operated by al-Qaeda in Afghanistan are probably inherited from fighters that used it during the Soviet invasion. Most are probably faulty, broken or in other ways not usable (even from the beginning) against military helicopters, with the intercepts of NATO aviation by Stingers (acquired also during 80s) or other missiles.{{Citation needed|date=December 2012}}Chechnya
Chechen forces had access to old Soviet stockpiles of Strela-2M and Igla missiles, as well former Soviet Army personnel trained to operate them. In the First Chechen war Russian forces lost about 38 aircraft of which 15 were caused by MANPADS with another 10 probably caused by MANPADS, while the rest were caused by other anti-aircraft weapons. During the Second Chechen war the Russians lost 45 helicopters and 8 fixed-wing aircraft, the majority presumably caused by MANPADS.{{sfn|Zaloga|2023|page=74}}Georgia
The SA-7 saw heavy usage by all sides during the Georgian Civil War. The first known loss to an SA-7 happened on 13 June 1993, when a GAF Su-25 was shot down by a Strela over Shubara. On two later occasions, Georgian airliners (a Tu-134A and a Tu-134B) were shot down by SA-7s, killing a total of 110 people.WEB,weblink CIS region â ÐвиаÑÐ¸Ñ Ð² локалÑнÑÑ ÐºÐ¾Ð½ÑликÑÐ°Ñ â www.skywar.ru, skywar.ru, 2017-10-23,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180419153207weblink">weblink 2018-04-19, live,Africa
Guinea-Bissau
PAIGC rebels fighting for independence from Portugal began to receive SA-7s in early 1973, a development that immediately became a threat to Portuguese air supremacy. On 23 March 1973, two Portuguese Air Force (FAP) Fiat G.91s were shot down by SA-7s, followed six weeks later by another Fiat, and a Dornier Do 27.CMS {{dead link|date=August 2013}}Mozambique
FRELIMO fighters in Mozambique were also able to field some SA-7s with Chinese support, although the weapon is not known to have caused any losses to the FAP, even if it forced Portuguese pilots to change their tactics. In one case a Douglas DC-3 carrying foreign military attaches and members of the senior Portuguese military command was hit by an SA-7 in one of the engines. The crippled plane managed to land safely and was later repaired.CMS {{dead link|date=August 2013}}Angola
In Angola and Namibia, SA-7s were deployed against the South African Air Force with limited success. The SAAF lost Atlas Impalas to Strelas on 24 January 1980 and 10 October 1980. Another Impala was hit by an SA-7 on 23 December 1983, but the pilot was able to fly the aircraft back to Ondangwa AB.Angola: Claims & Reality about SAAF Losses {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026224221weblink |date=2011-10-26 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. UNITA also reportedly obtained 50 SA-7s that Israel had captured, via the CIA. The first one was fired at Cuban aircraft by a French mercenary on 13 March 1976, but the missile failed to hit the target. The individual missiles may have been in poor condition, as none scored a direct hit.Angola since 1961 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111026224215weblink |date=2011-10-26 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. Additionally, it is claimed that UNITA used SA-7s to shoot down two Transafrik International Lockheed L-100-30 Hercules flying UN charters, on 26 December 1998Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160119221653weblink |date=2016-01-19 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. and 2 January 1999,Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160121005915weblink |date=2016-01-21 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. both near Huambo.Man-Portable Air Defence Systems {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110927082727weblink |date=2011-09-27 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011.Sudan
Using an SA-7, the Sudan People's Liberation Army shot down a Sudan Airways Fokker F-27 Friendship 400M taking off from Malakal on 16 August 1986, killing all 60 on board.Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131029194142weblink |date=2013-10-29 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. On 21 December 1989, an Aviation Sans Frontières Britten-Norman BN-2A-9 Islander (F-OGSM) was shot down by an SA-7 while taking off from Aweil Sudan, killing the four crew on board.Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150712154755weblink |date=2015-07-12 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011.Western Sahara
The Polisario Front used SA-7s against the Royal Moroccan Air Force and Mauritanian Air Force during the Western Sahara War over the former Spanish colonies of the Spanish Sahara. The Mauritania Air Force lost a Britten-Norman Defender to a SA-7 fired by the Polisario on 29 December 1976.Morocco, Mauritania & West Sahara since 1972 {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20120729081514weblink |date=2012-07-29 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. Between 1975 and 1991, the Royal Moroccan Air Force has lost several Northrop F-5A Freedom Fighters and Dassault Mirage F1s to SA-7s fired by the Polisario.Western Sahara war 1975â1991 {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111004200445weblink |date=2011-10-04 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. In a case of mistaken identity, a Dornier 228 owned by the Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research was shot down over the Western Sahara near Dakhla on 24 February 1985. Two Dornier 228s named Polar 2 and Polar 3 were on a return flight to Germany following a South Pole expedition. After having taken off from Dakar, Senegal, en route to Arrecife, Canary Islands, flying 5 minutes behind Polar 2 and at a lower altitude (9,000 feet), Polar 3 was shot down by a SA-7 fired by the Polisario.Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121024041259weblink |date=2012-10-24 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. The crew of three was killed. In another incident, on 8 December 1988, two Douglas DC-7CFs flying at 11,000 feet from Dakar, Senegal to Agadir, Morocco for a locust control mission there, had SA-7s fired at them by the Polisario. One aircraft, N284, was hit and lost one of its engines and part of a wing. This led to the aircraft crashing, killing the crew of five.Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160203231234weblink |date=2016-02-03 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011. The other aircraft, N90804, also was hit and lost an engine along with suffering other damage, but it was able to land safely at Sidi Ifni Morocco.Criminal Occurrence description {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303224637weblink |date=2016-03-03 }} Retrieved 4 October 2011.Airliner attacks
During the Rhodesian Bush War, members of the military wing of the Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army brought down two Vickers Viscount civilian airliners near Kariba; the first in September 1978, the second in February 1979. There was great loss of life in both instances as the flights were returning from a well known tourist attraction.BOOK, Anthony Trethowan, Delta Scout: Ground Coverage operator, 2008, 184, 30deg South Publishers, 978-1-920143-21-3, 2008,- Vickers Viscount, Flight RH825, 3 September 1978 â downed by a Strela missile near Kariba Dam. After initial impact, the pilot was able to make an emergency landing in a nearby field but the aircraft broke up on impact. Eighteen of the fifty-six passengers in the tail section survived the crash. Ten of these survivors were shot dead at the crash-site by insurgents, who later looted the bodies and wreckage.
- Vickers Viscount, Flight RH827, 12 February 1979 â shot by down Strela missile near Kariba Dam; all 59 people on board were killed.
Latin America
Argentina
Strela-2M missiles were available to Argentinian troops in the Falkland Islands during the Falklands War. War Machine Encyclopedia shows no records of any launches, but several missiles were captured.War Machine, Italian version printed by De Agostini, Novara, 1983, p.155Nicaragua
The Strela-2 was used by both Sandinista government forces and US-backed Contra insurgents during the 1979â1990 civil war.On 3 October 1983, at about 10:00 am, Sandinista soldier Fausto Palacios used a Strela to shoot down a Contra-operated Douglas DC-3 that had taken off from Catamacas airport in Honduras, carrying supplies, over the area of Los Cedros, in the Nueva Segovia Department. One crewman died in the crash and four were captured by government forces. The pilot, Major Roberto Amador Alvarez, as well as his co-pilot Capt. Hugo Reinaldo Aguilar were former members of the extinct National Guard of the former dictator Anastasio Somoza Debayle.WEB,weblink Nicaragua â ÐвиаÑÐ¸Ñ Ð² локалÑнÑÑ ÐºÐ¾Ð½ÑликÑÐ°Ñ â www.skywar.ru, 5 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140228011852weblink">weblink 28 February 2014, live, WEB,weblink Nicaragua Reports Shooting Down Rebel DC-3 Registered in Oklahoma, NewsOK.com, 5 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006100039weblink">weblink 6 October 2014, live, WEB,weblink Daily News â Google News Archive Search, 5 October 2014,weblink 12 March 2016, live, On 27 August 1984, Sandinista soldier Fanor Medina Leyton shot down a Contra-operated Douglas C-47 Skytrain with a Strela. Sources differ over the attack and crash area: both a Russian source and Sandinista officials reported the Jinotega Department, while the Aviation Safety Network reports the Quilalà area in the Nueva Segovia department. All eight occupants were killed. The pilot, José Luis Gutiérrez Lugo, was reported as a former pilot for the Somoza family. Sandinista and Contra forces subsequently battled for the control of six packages dropped from the plane.WEB,weblink Accident description, Aviation Safety Network, 17 July 2010,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20121102173017weblink">weblink 2 November 2012, live, NEWS,weblink Nicaragua says it downed a rebel supply plane, The New York Times, 29 August 1984, 2017-02-04,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160306164124weblink">weblink 2016-03-06, live, Kinzer, Stephen, On 5 October 1986 a Corporate Air Services C-123 Provider (HPF821, previously N4410F and USAF 54-679, (c/n 20128))Omang, Joanne, and Wilson, George C., "Questions About Plane's Origins Grow", The Washington Post, 9 October 1986, pages A-1, A-32. conducting a covert drop of arms to Contra fighters in Nicaragua was shot down by Sandinista soldier José Fernando Canales Alemán, using an SA-7. CIA pilots William J. Cooper and Wallace "Buzz" Sawyer as well as radio operator Freddy Vilches were killed in the crash. Loadmaster Eugene Hasenfus parachuted to safety and was taken prisoner. He was later released in December 1986.WEB,weblink Intrusions, Overflights, Shootdowns and Defections During the Cold War and Thereafter, 5 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130514025909weblink">weblink 14 May 2013, live, The flight had departed Ilopango Airport, El Salvador loaded with 70 Soviet-made AK-47 rifles and 100,000 rounds of ammunition, rocket grenades and other supplies.WEB,weblink ASN Aircraft accident Fairchild C-123K Provider HPF821 San Carlos, 5 October 1986, 5 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006122530weblink">weblink 6 October 2014, live, On 15 June 1987, a Contra-operated Beechcraft Baron 56TC (reg. N666PF, msn. TG-60) was hit by Sandinista anti-aircraft fire over the Nueva Segovia Department. The (formerly civilian) light utility aircraft, which was removed from the US registry two years before,WEB,weblink N666PF Dudley Inc Beechcraft 56TC, MSN TG-60 | OneSpotter.com, 11 February 2024, and was reportedly modified to carry rockets for use in an air-to-ground light strike role, was downed after an attack that reportedly included dropping leaflets and, possibly, reconnaissance.NEWS, Branigin, William, 1987-06-25, Contras Said to Break Up Sandinista Spy Network, en-US, Washington Post,weblink 2023-08-22, 0190-8286, Tyroler, Deborah. (19 June 1987). Contra Aircraft Downed By Sandinistas; Nicaraguan Government Identifies Three-man Crew. University of New Mexico Digital Repository; Latin America Digital Beat News and Educational Services; NotiCen [LADB Article Id: 076537 /ISSN: 1089-1560]. Retrieved 17 August 2023 from:weblink (n.d.). Contras. Skywar.ru. Retrieved 17 August 2023 from: weblink The aircraft crashed 6 km. inside Honduras, in an area known as Cerro El Tigre and its three occupants, all former military elements of the Somoza dictatorship, were injured and captured after the crash landing and were treated in Honduras.Tyroler, 1987 The pilot, Juan Gomez, a former colonel in Somoza's National Guard was also reported to be the head of the Contra air force.Tyroler, 19 June 1987 A Russian source credits the Baronâs downing to an Strela-2 fired from Murra by Sandinista soldier Jose Manuel Rodriguez.Skywar.ru. (n.d.). Contras. Skywar.ru. Retrieved 17 August 2023 from: weblink (n.d.). Sandinista. Skywar.ru.weblinkEl Salvador
FMLN rebels acquired SA-7 missiles around 1989 and employed them extensively in the closing years of the Salvadoran Civil War, dramatically increasing the combat losses of Salvadoran Air Force aircraft. At least two O-2 Skymasters (on 26 September and 19 November 1990), one A-37 Dragonfly (on 23 November 1990), two Hughes 500 helicopters (2 February and 18 May 1990), and two UH-1Hs were lost to SA-7s. One of the UH-1Hs (on 2 January 1991) was crewed by US Army personnel, while the other was operated by the Honduran Air Force.WEB, Cooper, Tom, El Salvador, 1980â1992,weblink ACIG.org, 30 January 2013,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140116083135weblink">weblink 16 January 2014, live, WEB,weblink Blog de las Fuerzas de Defensa de la República Argentina: Conflictos americanos: El factor aéreo en El Salvador, 1980â1992 (2/2), Fdra.blogspot.com, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140116142646weblink">weblink 2014-01-16, live,Colombia
In late December 2012, a video showing FARC rebels attempting to shoot down a Colombian Air Force ArpÃa helicopter with an SA-7 in the Cauca raised the alarm in the Colombian military, though the missile failed.WEB,weblinkweblink" title="archive.today/20130407170536weblink">weblink dead, Misiles tierra-aire SA-7 en posesión de las FARC â Analisis 24, 7 April 2013, 7 April 2013, WEB,weblink Misiles Antiaéreos en Poder de las FARC. MANPAD SA-7 Strela, YouTube, 2012-12-09, 2013-08-24,weblink 2014-09-20, live, During that same month, a Strela was captured by the Colombian military. It is believed that they might came from Cuba, Nicaragua or Peru; the only Latin American operators of the type.WEB,weblink Incautado Misil Antiaéreo SA-7 "Grail" a las FARC, en el Departamento del Cauca ~ WebInfomil, December 2012, Webinfomil.com, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20130607043457weblink">weblink 2013-06-07, live, Furthermore, the CIA's motive to remove and destroy Chinese copies of the SA-7 (HN-5s) from Bolivia in 2005 was the fear of them reaching FARC rebels because, according to a US military magazine, âthey used the HN-5 against Colombian-operated U.S-made helicoptersâ.WEB,weblink Revista dice que misiles chinos eran efectivos, 5 October 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006110821weblink">weblink 6 October 2014, The Ecuadorian Army captured an HN-5 allegedly destined for the FARC in the border province of SucumbÃos, near Colombia, in July 2013.WEB,weblink Ejercito Ecuatoriano incauta misil antiaéreo destinado a las FARC ~ Webinfomil, 2 July 2013, 5 October 2014,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20141006115330weblink">weblink 6 October 2014, live, WEB,weblink Militares ecuatorianos descubren un misil cerca de la frontera con Colombia, YouTube, 5 October 2014,weblink 24 June 2014, live,Europe
Bosnia
The Army of Republika Srpska, backed by the Armed Forces of Serbia and Montenegro, used Strela-2M and upgraded Strela-2M/A missiles against Bosnian, Croatian, and NATO forces. On 3 September 1992, an Italian Air Force G.222 transport was presumably shot down by an Strela-2M during a United Nations relief mission near Sarajevo. Serbian forces shot down a Croatian Air Force MiG-21 in September 1993 with a Strela-2M. On 17December 1994, a French Navy Dassault Ãtendard IVP was hit by a Strela-2M, but managed to return to its carrier.{{sfn|Zaloga|2023|page=73}}During Operation Deliberate Force, NATO pilots were instructed to fly in medium altitudes to avoid Bosnian Serb MANPADS, such as the Strela-2 and the more modern Igla, although on 30 August 1995 a French Air Force Mirage 2000N was shot down by a Bosnian Serb MANPADS and its crew captured, the only aircraft lost during the campaign due hostile fire.{{sfn|Zaloga|2023|page=73}}Northern Ireland
The Provisional Irish Republican Army (IRA) acquired some missiles from Libya. One was reported to have been fired at a British Army Air Corps Lynx helicopter in July 1991 in South Armagh; however, it missed its target.Jackson, Brian A., et al. Aptitude for Destruction, Volume 2: Case Studies of Organizational Learning in Five Terrorist Groups, Volume 2 Rand Corporation, 5 May 2005, pg. 110. To counter the new threat, the British helicopters flew in pairs below 15 meters (50 feet) or above 150 meters (500 feet).Spain
In 2001, the Basque separatist group ETA tried on three occasions (29 April, 4 and 11 May) to use Strela 2 missiles to shoot down the Dassault Falcon 900 aircraft with the then-Spanish Prime Minister Jose Maria Aznar on board. The attempts, which were made near the FuenterrabÃa and Foronda airports, were unsuccessful as each time the missiles failed to launch. In 2004, several systems were captured by the Civil Guard.WEB,weblink ETA quiso atentar con misiles contra Aznar en 2001, 5 October 2014, dead,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140218224634weblink">weblink 18 February 2014, Some Strela 2 missiles were bought from the IRA in 1999, while Libya was tracked as the original source used by the IRA.WEB, Govan, Fiona,weblink Spanish PM 'saved' by faulty IRA missile, Telegraph, 2010-01-18, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20131004115456weblink">weblink 2013-10-04, live,Ukraine
During the 2022 Russian invasion of Ukraine, Germany reversed its ban on weapon sales to provide Ukraine with military support.WEB, Germany reverses ban on weapon sales to Ukraine â as it happened,weblink DW, 2022-02-26, On 23 March 2022, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock confirmed the delivery of 500 Strela-2 missiles which were part of former East German arsenals.WEB, Deutschland sendet weitere »Strela«-Raketenwerfer in die Ukraine,weblink Spiegel, 2022-03-23,Versions
- 9K32M Strela-2M: "SA-7b Grail"
- Strela 2M/A: Yugoslav upgraded version with larger warhead
- (:de:CA-94 (Luftabwehrrakete)|CA-94) and CA-94M: Romanian license-built versions of the 9K32 and 9K32M, respectively
- HN-5: Chinese unlicensed copy
- Anza Mk-I: Pakistani version based on SA-7.WEB,weblink Anza Mk-I Mk-II Mk-III Man- Portable air defense missile system, armyrecognition.com, 8 May 2018, 2 April 2023,
- Ayn al Saqr (عÙ٠اÙصÙر; "Hawk Eye"): Egyptian copyWEB,weblink ÃáäŮÃÄ ÃáÅÃÅÄÃÄ ÃÃä ÅÅ¢Å, Aoi.com.eg, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140216223700weblink">weblink 2014-02-16, dead,
- Hwasung-Chong: North Korean license-built copy of Egyptian Ayn al Saqr system
Operators
(File:9K32 operators.png|thumb|right|upright=1.8|Map with 9K32 operators in blue with former operators in red)Current operators
{{Div col|colwidth=15em}}- {{flagicon image|Flag_of_the_Al-Nasser_Salah_al-Deen_Brigades.svg}} Al-Nasser Salah al-Deen BrigadesWEB,weblink Number of Gaza terror groups possess Strela 2 MANPADS, 25 September 2013, FDD's Long War Journal, 19 July 2018,weblink 19 July 2018, live,
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Al-Qaeda in the Arabian PeninsulaWEB,weblink Armed Actor Research Notes: Armed Groups' Holding of Guided Light Weapons. Number 31, June 2013, Small Arms Survey, 2018-07-02,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20160313111528weblink">weblink 2016-03-13, dead,
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Al-Shabaab
- {{AFG}}WEB,weblink MANPADS: A Terrorist Threat to Civilian Aviation?, February 2013, Bonn International Center of Conversion (BICC) â Internationales Konversionszentrum Bonn GmbH, Dr. Michael Ashkenazi, Princess Mawuena Amuzu, Jan Grebe, Christof Kögler, Marc Kösling, 2018-08-20,weblink 2018-08-21, live,
- {{ALG}}
- {{ANG}}
- {{flag|Azerbaijan}}
- {{BEN}}
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Boko Haram
- {{BOT}}
- {{BUL}} license-built
- {{BUR}}
- {{flag|Burundi}}
- {{CAM}}
- {{flag|Cape Verde}}
- {{flag|Chad}}
- {{CUB}}
- {{CZE}}JOURNAL, International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS), International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance 2018, The Military Balance, 118, 14 February 2018, en,
- {{flagicon image|Flagge FDLR.svg}} Democratic Forces for the Liberation of Rwanda: 2 systemsBOOK,weblinkweblink Waning Cohesion: The Rise and Fall of the FDLRâFOCA, Small Arms Survey 2015: weapons and the world, Cambridge University Press, 2015, Small Arms Survey, {{harvid, Small Arms Survey 2015, |page=203|access-date=2018-08-29|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180128065841weblink|archive-date=2018-01-28|url-status=dead}}
- {{flaglist|Democratic Republic of the Congo}}
- {{flag|Ecuador}}
- {{EGY}}
- {{ESA}}WEB,weblink Defense & Security Intelligence & Analysis: IHS Jane's &124; IHS, Janes.com, 2013-08-24,
- {{flag|Eritrea}}
- {{ETH}}
- (File:Flag of Syria 2011, observed.svg|25px) Free Syrian Army
- {{GEO}}
- {{GHA}}
- {{GUI}}
- {{GNB}}
- {{GUY}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Hamas.svg}} Hamas
- Popular Resistance Committees
- {{flagicon image|InfoboxHez.PNG}} Hezbollah
- Hizbul Mujahideen
- {{flagicon image|Ansarullah Flag Vector.svg}} HouthisWEB,weblink Oryx on Twitter, 2018-07-19,weblink 2017-03-15, live,
- {{IND}}
- {{IRN}}
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Islamic State
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Islamic State Sinai ProvinceWEB,weblink MENASTREAM on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- {{flag|Ivory Coast}}
- Jaish al-IslamWEB,weblink MENASTREAM on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- {{flag|Kazakhstan}}
- {{KUR}}BOOK, The Military Balance 2016, February 2016, 116, 9781857438352, Routledge, International Institute for Strategic Studies, International Institute for Strategic Studies, 492,
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Kurdistan Workers' Party.svg}} Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK)WEB,weblink Turan Oguz on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- {{KUW}}
- {{flag|Kyrgyzstan}}
- {{LAO}}
- {{LBN}}
- {{LBY}}Thomas W. Zarzecki, (2002). Arms Diffusion: The Spread of Military Innovations in the International System. Routledge {{ISBN|0415935148}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Lord's Resistance Army.svg}} Lord's Resistance Army
- {{MLI}}
- {{flag|Mauritania}}
- {{flag|Mauritius}}
- {{flag|Moldova}}
- {{flag|Mongolia}}WEB,weblink Mongolian Army, 2 June 2010,
- {{flag|Morocco}}
- {{flagicon image|ShababFlag.svg}} Movement for Oneness and Jihad in West Africa
- {{MOZ}}
- {{flag|Namibia}}
- {{flagicon image|MNLA flag.svg}} National Movement for the Liberation of Azawad
- {{flagicon image|Infoboxnpa.png}}New People's Army{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=43}}
- {{NIC}}
- {{flag|Nigeria}}
- {{PRK}}
- {{flag|Oman}}
- {{flagicon image|}} Palestinian Islamic Jihad (also known as al-Quds Brigades)
- {{PER}}
- {{flagicon image|PFLP-GC Flag.svg}} Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine - General Command
- Popular Mobilization UnitsWEB,weblink Iraq: Turning a blind eye: The arming of the Popular Mobilization Units, 5 January 2017, Amnesty International, 28 June 2018,weblink 13 March 2017, live,
- {{flag|Qatar}}
- Rally of Democratic Forces
- {{ROM}}
- {{RUS}}
- {{flag|Rwanda}}
- {{flag|Sahrawi Arab Democratic Republic}}WEB, Mitzer, Stijn, Oliemans, Joost, Desert Storm: Listing The Polisario's Inventory of AFVs,weblink Oryx, 15 December 2021,
- {{SRB}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Seychelles.svg}} Seychelles
- {{SLE}}
- {{SVK}}
- {{SOM}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Somaliland.svg}} Somaliland
- {{flag|South Sudan}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of SSLM.svg}} South Sudan Liberation Movement
- {{SUD}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Sudan Revolutionary Front.svg}} Sudan Revolutionary Front
- {{SYR}}
- (File:Flag of Hayat Tahrir al-Sham.svg|23px) Tahrir al-Sham
- {{flag|Tajikistan}}
- {{TAN}}
- {{flag|Tunisia}}
- {{flag|Turkmenistan}}
- {{flag|Uganda}}
- {{UKR}}
- {{UAE}}
- {{flagicon image|United Wa State Army flag.png}} United Wa State Army
- {{flag|Uzbekistan}}
- {{VIE}}
- {{YEM}}
- {{ZAM}}
- {{ZIM}}
Former operators
{{Div col|colwidth=20em}}- (File:Flag of Jihad.svg|23px) Afghan MujahideenBOOK, International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance, 1989-1990, 1989, Brassey's, London, 978-0080375694, 153, International Institute for Strategic Studies,
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the African National Congress.svg}} African National CongressWEB,weblink Trade Register, Stockholm International Peace Research Institute, 2018-07-20,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20100414022558weblink">weblink 2010-04-14, dead,
- (File:Flag of Ahlu Sunnah Waljamaca.svg|23px) Ahlu Sunna Waljama'a
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Ansar al-Islam.svg}} Ansar al-IslamWEB,weblink Syria war: Rebel group supplied with anti-air missiles, Middle East Eye, 2018-07-20,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20180720225654weblink">weblink 2018-07-20, live,
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Ansar al-Sharia (Libya).svg}} Ansar al-Sharia (Libya)WEB,weblink Alex Mello on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- {{ARG}}
- Armed Forces Revolutionary Council
- Army of Republika Srpska{{sfn|Zaloga|2023|page=73}}
- Army of the Republic of Serb Krajina
- {{Flagicon image|Flag of Mourabitoun.svg|size=23px}} Al-Mourabitoun
- {{BLR}}: Phased out from active service. 29 disposed ofWEB,weblink ÐелоÑÑÑÑÐ¸Ñ Ð¿Ð¾Ð»Ð½Ð¾ÑÑÑÑ ÑÑилизиÑовала ÐÐÐ Ð "СÑÑела-2Ð" â ÐРУÐÐÐ Ð ÐССÐÐ, ÐнÑоÑмаÑионное агенÑÑÑво, Arms-expo.ru, 2013-08-24,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140413141632weblink">weblink 2014-04-13, dead,
- {{BIH}}BOOK, International Institute for Strategic Studies, Langton, Christopher, The Military Balance 2004/2005, 2004, Oxford University Press, 978-0-19-856622-9, 84,weblink en, International Institute for Strategic Studies,
- (File:Flag of Caucasian Emirate.svg|23px) Caucasus Emirate
- Chadian Union of Forces for Democracy and Development
- {{flag|Chechen Republic of Ichkeria}}{{sfn|Zaloga|2023|page=74}}
- {{flagicon|Mali}} CNRDR
- {{flagicon image|Bandera Resistencia Nicaragüense..jpg}} ContrasWEB,weblink Struggle for Nicaragua: escalation, 10 December 1985, 2018-07-21,weblink 2017-01-23, dead,
- {{CRO}}
- {{CYP}}
- {{CZS}}
- {{DDR}}
- {{flagicon image|Logo of Euskadi Ta Askatasuna.png}} ETA
- FAN{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=43}}
- {{flagicon image|Frente Farabundo Martà para la Liberación Nacional.svg}} Farabundo Martà National Liberation Front (FMLN)
- (File:Flag of the FARC-EP.svg|23px) FARC
- {{FIN}}: Strela-2M operated under designation 'ItO-78'
- (File:Flag of FRELIMO (1997-2004).svg|22px|Flag of FRELIMO (1997â2004)) Frelimo
- {{flag|Germany}}: Former East German stocks. 2,700 Strela-2s were donated to Ukraine in response to the 2022 Russian invasionWEB, Germany to ship anti-aircraft missiles to Ukraine â DW â 03/03/2022,weblink Deutsche Welle, 2 July 2023, en, WEB, German minister says further Strela missiles are on way to Ukraine,weblink Reuters, 2 July 2023, en, 23 March 2022,
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Harkat-ul-Mujahideen.svg}} Harkat ul-Ansar
- {{HUN}}
- {{Flag|Iraq|1991}}
- Islamic Army in Iraq
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Islamic Courts Union.svg}} Islamic Courts Union
- {{flagicon image|AQMI Flag asymmetric.svg}} Islamic State in LibyaWEB,weblink Oded Berkowitz on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- Jaish al-HaramounWEB,weblink Sami on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- (File:Flag of Jamiat-e Islami.svg|22px) Jamiat-e IslamiWEB,weblink'%20guided%20missiles%20-%20March%20update.pdf, Guided light weapons reportedly held by non-state armed groups 1998â2013, Small Arms Survey., March 2013, 2018-06-28,weblink" title="web.archive.org/web/20140818055508weblink">weblink'%20guided%20missiles%20-%20March%20update.pdf, 2014-08-18, dead,
- {{flag|Jordan}}
- Jumbish-e-Mili
- {{flagdeco|Khmer Republic}} Khmer People's National Liberation Front{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=43}}
- {{flagdeco|Cambodia|1975}} Khmer Rouge{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=43}}
- (File:UCK KLA.svg|20px) Kosovo Liberation Army
- Kurdistan Democratic Party
- {{KUW}}WEB, Mitzer, Stijn, Oliemans, Joost, The Forgotten Deterrent: Kuwait's Luna-M 'FROG-7' Artillery Rockets,weblink Oryx Blog, 22 December 2020,
- {{LAT}}: 5 Strela 2M in 2008BOOK, International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance. 2008, 5 February 2008, Routledge, 978-1857434613, International Institute for Strategic Studies, {{rp|136}}
- (File:Forces Libanaises Flag.svg|22px|border) Lebanese ForcesSamer Kassis, 30 Years of Military Vehicles in Lebanon, Beirut: Elite Group, 2003. {{ISBN|9953-0-0705-5}} p. 36.
- {{flagdeco|Tamil Eelam|LTTE era}} Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam
- Liberians United for Reconciliation and Democracy
- {{flagicon image|MNLF_flag.svg}} Moro National Liberation Front{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=43}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag_of_RENAMO.svg}} Mozambique National Resistance{{sfn|Cullen|Foss|1992|page=43}}
- Mujahideen Shura Council of DernaWEB,weblink MENASTREAM on Twitter, 11 February 2024,
- (File:Flag of CNDP.svg|22px) National Congress for the Defense of the Congolese People
- {{flagicon image|Uck Nla logo.svg}} National Liberation Army
- Niger Movement for Justice
- {{MKD}}: 54 in 2008{{rp|179}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of North Vietnam.svg}} North Vietnam
- {{flagicon image|Flag of North Yemen.svg}} North Yemen
- (File:Flag of PAIGC.svg|22px) PAIGC
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Palestine.svg}} Palestinian Authority
- {{Flagicon|Palestine}} Palestine Liberation Organization factions in Lebanon; likely As-Sa'iqaWEB,weblink Palestinians in Lebanon Reportedly receive SA-7s, 2018-07-21,weblink 2017-01-23, dead,
- Patriotic Movement of Côte d'Ivoire
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Angola.svg}} People's Armed Forces of Liberation of AngolaBOOK, Jaster, Robert Scott, The Defence of White Power: South African Foreign Policy under Pressure, 1997, 66â68, 93â103, Palgrave-Macmillan, Basingstoke, 978-0333454558,
- People's Liberation Army (Lebanon)
- {{flagicon image|Movimento Popular de Libertação de Angola (bandeira).svg}} People's Movement for the Liberation of AngolaGeraint Hughes, My Enemy's Enemy: Proxy Warfare in International Politics. Sussex Academic Press, 2014. p. 73.
- {{POL}}: Used until 2018{{citation| url=https://www.magnum-x.pl/artykul/dwie-dekady-w-nato-modernizacja-techniczna-sil-zbrojnych-rp-3| title=Dwie dekady w NATO. Modernizacja techniczna SiÅ Zbrojnych RP [3]| trans-title=Two decades in NATO. Technical modernization of Polish Armed Forces [3]| first=Tomasz| last=Dmitruk| date=2018| website=www.magnum-x.pl| language=pl| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210616223927weblink| archive-date=2021-06-16| url-status=live}}
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian Gulf.svg}} Popular Front for the Liberation of the Occupied Arabian GulfBOOK, Jeapes, Tony, Tony Jeapes, SAS Operation Oman, William Kimber, London, 1980, 978-0-7183-0018-0, 227,
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Ireland.svg}} Provisional Irish Republican Army
- {{flagicon image|Sl RUF.png}} Revolutionary United Front
- Salafist Group for Preaching and Combat
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the FSLN.svg}} Sandinista National Liberation Front
- (File:Shan State Army flag.png|23px) Shan State Army
- {{SLO}}
- Somali National Alliance
- Somali Salvation Alliance
- {{flag|South Africa}}
- {{flag|South Yemen}}
- {{flagcountry|USSR}}BOOK, International Institute for Strategic Studies, The Military Balance, 1989-1990, 1989, Brassey's, London, 978-0080375694, 34, International Institute for Strategic Studies,
- {{flagicon image|Flag of the SPLA (2011 to present).svg}} Sudan People's Liberation Army: Incorporated into the South Sudan government
- (File:Flag of UNITA.svg|22px|UNITA logo) UNITA
- {{flagicon image|FNL Flag.svg}} Viet Cong
- {{flagicon image|Flag of Zaire (1971â1997).svg}} White mercenaries in the CongoS. Boyne, "The White Legion: Mercenaries in Zaire", Jane's Intelligence Review, London. June 1997, p. 279.
- {{YUG}}
- (File:Zimbabwe African People's Union flag.svg|22px) Zimbabwe People's Revolutionary Army
Bibliography
- BOOK, Cullen, Tony, Foss, Christopher F., Jane's Land-Based Air Defence 1992â93, 1992, 5th, Coulsdon, UK, Jane's Data Division, 0-7106-0979-5,
- BOOK, Zaloga, Steven J., Infantry Antiaircraft Missiles: Man-Portable Air Defense Systems, 19 January 2023, Bloomsbury Publishing, 978-1-4728-5345-5,weblink en,
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