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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 (MANPADS) or used in heavier systems. It is manufactured by Thales Air Defence (formerly Shorts Missile Systems) in Belfast, Northern Ireland.
10 battery of Starstreak missile system [120] equipped with lightweight multiple launcher (LML) and LML-NG (Next Generation) mounted on Land Rover Defender and URO Vamtac LTV, RapidRanger Multi-Mission Launcher (MMS) mounted on URO Vamtac ST5, and CONTROLMaster 200 radar/command station as part of Thales ForceShield Integrated Air Defence ...
The Starstreak SP HVM is mounted on the Alvis Stormer tracked vehicle with an eight-round launcher and internal stowage for a further 12 missiles. The Starstreak HVM (High Velocity Missile) is designed to counter threats from very high performance, low-flying aircraft and fast 'pop up' strikes by helicopters. [123]
At the NATO and G7 leader’s meeting on March 24, Rishi Sunak announced a further 6,000 defensive missiles would be provided, including the Starstreak air defence system, which had been under ...
The missile can destroy “any main battle tank in just one shot by striking it from above”, according to the British Army. ... Starstreak meanwhile is an anti-air missile and travels at more ...
The UK has since intensified the effort and is one of the largest arms suppliers in Europe to Kyiv, having now delivered more than 5,000 Nlaws and other anti-tank missiles, 1,360 anti-structure ...
Starstreak uses the same beam-riding concept as Starburst, but dramatically improves the missile and warhead. In Starstreak, the missile quickly accelerates to Mach 3.5, then separates to release three dart-like interceptors. Each dart is independently guided by riding the laser beam, thus improving the chances of a hit.
Starstreak, LMM and Saab NLAWs already procured from Thales by the UK Ministry of Defence were sent to Ukraine as aid. Missiles manufactured at the Thales plant in east Belfast (Thales/PA)