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Starburst is a British man-portable surface-to-air missile produced by Shorts Missile Systems of Belfast (since 2002 known as Thales Air Defence). It was used by the British Army (as Javelin S15), Malaysian Armed Forces, and in the Canadian Army as the Javelin until 2005. It can be fired from the shoulder or from a launcher known as Starburst LML – Lightweight Multiple Launcher.

Starburst
Sample of Starburst
Type	Man-portable air-defense system
Place of origin	United Kingdom
Service history
In service	1990 to present[1]
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Gulf War
Production history
Designer	Thales Air Defence
Manufacturer	Thales Air Defence
Produced	1986 to 2001[1]
No. built	13,389[1]
Variants	See Variants
Specifications
Crew	1
Effective firing range	0.3 to 7 km
Warhead	High explosive fragmentation
Warhead weight	2.74 kg
Engine	Solid rocket motor
Guidance system	Laser guidance beam riding

It has been replaced in British service by the Starstreak missile.

Development

The missile was a development of Javelin missile, retaining the Javelin missile body but replacing the radio command system with a laser guidance system similar to that used by the Starstreak missile that was already under development. This is much more difficult to jam than the radio based system used by Javelin.[2] It entered service in 1990, and was deployed to protect British troops during the 1991 Gulf War.[2]

Variants

• Starburst LML (Lightweight multiple launcher)
• Starburst VML (Vehicle multiple launcher)
• Starburst NML (Naval multiple launcher)
• Starburst starlite thermal imager
• Starburst SR2000

Operators

 Canada[3]

 Kuwait

Kuwait Air Force[4]

 Malaysia

Malaysian Army and Royal Malaysian Air Force: To be replaced by the Starstreak.[5][6]

 Qatar[3]

 Thailand[3]

 United Kingdom

British Army: Replaced by Starstreak.[3]

See also

• Anza
• Misagh-2
• Qaem

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Starburst.

References

• Cullen, Tony; Foss, Christopher F., eds. (1992). Jane's Land-Based Air Defence 1992–93 (5th ed.). Coulsdon, UK: Jane's Data Division. ISBN 0-7106-0979-5.
• Jane's Land-Based Air Defence 2005–2006, ISBN 0-7106-2697-5
• "Javelin Surface to Air Missile UK". Royal Canadian Artillery Museum.

На других языках

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- [en] Starburst (missile)

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[it] Starburst (missile)

Lo Starburst, versione migliorata del precedente Javelin, è un missile terra-aria britannico non molto diffuso, anche a causa della concorrenza del successivo Starstreak.

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[ru] Starburst

Starburst — британский переносной зенитно-ракетный комплекс (ПЗРК) с командной полуавтоматической системой наведения по лазерному лучу (SACLOS beam-riding), стоящий на вооружении с 1986 года.

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