These unique characteristics and the exceptional speed of STARStreak pose a significant challenge to adversary pilots who are unlikely to have sufficient time to react once an engagement begins. The darts are accelerated to a speed in excess of Mach 3.0 and the fire control system’s laser beam riding guidance ensures exceptional accuracy whilst being almost totally resistant to countermeasures. The missile itself comprises three tungsten darts, released from a carrier which is powered by a rocket motor.
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Simultaneously, it has to be small and light enough to be man portable on the battlefield where it may increasingly need to be deployed in urban environments. Designed and developed from first principals to engage fast, evasive or heavily armoured pop-up targets, all in a short timeframe, the system is required to travel at exceptionally high speed. STARStreak’s highly unique design significantly differentiates it from other SHORAD missiles. The Lightweight Multiple Launcher deployed with the British Army’s new Mark 3 Aiming Unit, providing 24hr engagement capability, digital architecture and the latest IFF interrogator Unique Design
A proven in-service missile, STARStreak first saw active service during the Iraq conflict in 2003 and over the last 19 years it has been deployed on multiple operations by the UK and Global users. STARStreak multi-mission remote weapon systems can be mounted on armoured or protected mobility vehicles to support Divisional, Brigade and Battlegroup level manoeuvre or can be deployed in both Shoulder-Launched (SL) and Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML) configurations that are suitable for use in the light-role, including for Air Assault and Commando forces. Depending on customer requirements, it can be configured in both man-portable and vehicle-mounted battlefield roles and is the fastest missile of its type in the world, highly accurate and resistant to countermeasures. STARStreak is a short-range, man-portable, air-defence system manufactured by Thales in the UK and is optimised to provide defence against air threats including fixed-wing Fighter Ground Attack aircraft and late unmasking Attack Helicopters. For the British Army, Royal Marines and numerous Global defence customers, Thales’s STARStreak Short Range Air Defence (SHORAD) High Velocity Missile is a defensive capability which builds that confidence.
Knowing that you have the right capability to hand, and, almost as importantly, for others to know that you have it, is a defence in itself. It is important for every Nation to feel confident that it can defend itself and its borders against hostile actors.
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