"Strela-10M3" Received a "Porcupine": Air Defense System with Clever UAV Protection Filmed on the Front Line

The air defense system crew is effectively protected from FPV drones

Footage of the combat operation of the 9K35M3 «Strela-10M3» anti-aircraft missile system crew, equipped with the «porcupine» protection system, has appeared online — the photo was published by the Telegram channel «Military Informant».

«Strela-10M3» with a «porcupine»
«Strela-10M3» with a «porcupine»

It was previously reported that the modernized «Strela-10M3» (code «Gyurza») received a new L-136 sight. It allows detecting F-16 fighters by the heat of their engines at 8–10 km, and cruise missiles at 3–5 km. The main armament of the «Strela-10M3» remains the 9M333 missiles with three-spectrum homing heads, resistant to interference.

«Strela-10M3» intercepts targets at speeds up to 415 m/s head-on and up to 310 m/s in pursuit. And if the complex works in tandem with the «Garmon» radar, even cruise missiles such as the «Neptune-MD» and SCALP-EG become within its reach.

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