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Video footage showing Strela-10 short-range air defense systems of the Russian military engaging multiple Ukrainian drones surfaced online on March 30.
The systems are seen taking down at least six drones over different parts of the special military operation zone in the undated footage.
The Strela-10 was developed back in the Soviet Union by KB Tochmash. The latest versions of the system, the Strela-10M4 and MN – which is an upgrade for older M/M2/M3 versions-, are equipped with a thermal imaging system and an automatic target acquisition and tracking system.
The system can fire a variety of anti-aircraft heat seeking missiles. The latest of which, the 9M333, has a range of five kilometers, a flight altitude of 3,5 kilometers and a five kilogram high-explosive fragmentation warhead with a contact and laser proximity fuzes.
The missile is equipped with an advanced dual-mode passive infrared homing seeker that utilizes reticle-based photocontrast.
Over 400 Strela-10 systems are currently in service with the Russian military. The cost effective system is also still in mass production.
In the special military operation zone, Strela-10 systems are typically deployed by the Russian military to protect key installations, gatherings of forces and even longer range air defense systems from low-flying aerial targets, especially helicopters and drones.
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