Surface to Air Missile: M6 ‘Linebacker’
A Brief History of the M6 ‘Linebacker’ The M6 linebacker is an air defense variant of the M2A2 Bradley infantry fighting vehicle. It retains the [...]
Surface to Air Missile: K-SAM Chunma “Pegasus”
A Brief history of the KSAM - Chunma The K-SAM ‘Pegasus’ (Korean “Chunma”) is essentially a South Korean modification of the Crotale NG system developed [...]
Surface to Air Missile: MIM-23B (HAWK)
A Brief History of the MIM-23 HAWK The MIM-23 HAWK was developed during the infancy of Surface to Air Missiles. The program began in 1952 [...]
Surface to Air Missile: FIM-92 (Stinger)
A Brief History of the “Stinger” A painting depicting the stingers use by the Mujahideen in the Russian occupation of Afghanistan The stinger is a [...]
Surface to Air Missile: MIM-104 (Patriot)
A Brief History of the MIM-104 “Patriot” The Patriot’s history dates back to 1961 when the US Army Missile Command conceptualised the idea of a [...]
Surface to Air Missile: SA-19 (2K22 Tunguska)
An SA-19 with the search radar stowed A Brief History of the SA-19 Development of the SA-19 (GRAU Designation 2K22) started in 1970 and the [...]
Surface to Air Missile: SA-16 (9K310 Igla-1)
A Brief History of the SA-16 Gimlet The SA-16 was the first iteration of the “Igla” series of advanced ManPADS designed to alleviate the problems [...]
Surface to Air Missile: SA-15 (9K33 TOR)
A Brief History of the SA-15 The SA-15 is a mobile, all weather, medium range and altitude SAM. Development of the SA-15 started in 1975 [...]
Surface to Air Missile: SA-14 (9K34 Strela 3)
A Brief History of the SA-14 The SA-14 Gremlin (Russian designation 9K34 Strela 3) is essentially an updated and partially redesigned SA-7 (9K32 Strela 2). [...]