Air defence

Missiles, guns and MANPADS that defend against aircraft and drones. 31 models, each with a photo and the details that give it away.

Practise Air defence

2K12 KubAir defence · Soviet Union
Tracked launcher with three large missiles side by side on a rotating mount.
9K33 OsaAir defence · Soviet Union
Boat-shaped six-wheeled amphibious vehicle with a turret carrying a radar dish and six missile canisters.
9K35 Strela-10Air defence · Soviet Union
MT-LB style tracked carrier with a small turret holding four missile boxes in two pairs, folded flat when travelling.
AN/TWQ-1 AvengerAir defence · USA
Humvee carrying a small turret with two pods of four Stinger missiles and a machine gun.
Buk-M1Air defence · Soviet Union
Tracked launcher with four large missiles on an open rail turret and a small radar at the front.
FIM-92 StingerMANPADS · USA
Long tube with a fold-up box-shaped IFF antenna and a grip stock under the middle.
MIM-23 HawkAir defence · USA
Towed launcher with three large missiles side by side on a two-wheeled trailer mount.
MIM-104 PatriotAir defence · USA
Trailer-mounted launcher tilted up at an angle, holding four large rectangular canisters.
NASAMSAir defence · Norway
Compact launcher with six slim missile canisters in two rows of three, on a trailer or truck.
Pantsir-S1Air defence · Russia
8x8 truck with one turret combining two twin-barrel 30 mm cannons and twelve missile tubes, radar on top.
RBS 70MANPADS · Sweden
Laser beam-riding missile fired from a tube on a tripod stand; the gunner sits behind a large sight.
S-400Air defence · Russia
Semi-trailer with four long cylindrical canisters, towed by a separate tractor unit.
Tor-M2Air defence · Russia
Tracked vehicle with a tall box turret: tracking radar on the front, vertical missile cells behind it and a rotating search radar on top at the rear.
ZSU-23-4 ShilkaAir defence · Soviet Union
Tracked vehicle with a flat, wide turret carrying four 23 mm cannons and a round radar dish at the back.
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2K22 TunguskaAir defence · Soviet Union
Tracked chassis with a large turret carrying two twin 30 mm cannons and missile boxes, plus a rear search radar.
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9K32 Strela-2MANPADS · Soviet Union
Simple, slim olive shoulder tube with a ring sight and a small battery under the front; older and thinner than the Igla.
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9K38 IglaMANPADS · Soviet Union
Long tube with a cylindrical battery unit in front of the grip and a spiked nose on the missile.
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CrotaleAir defence · France
Small turret with a radar on top and missile canisters on both sides, on a wheeled or tracked vehicle.
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Flakpanzer GepardAir defence · Germany
Leopard 1 hull with a large turret carrying a 35 mm cannon on each side and a radar dish on top.
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IRIS-T SLMAir defence · Germany
Truck-mounted launcher with eight long slender canisters, raised vertically to fire.
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Iron DomeAir defence · Israel
Box launcher with 20 missile tubes on a trailer, tilted up at a steep angle and set down on the ground.
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MistralMANPADS · France
Missile tube on a light tripod post with a seat for the gunner and a box sight; not fired from the shoulder.
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PiorunMANPADS · Poland
Shoulder-launched tube in the Igla style: gripstock under the tube, a battery unit at the front of the grip and often a thermal sight on the side.
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S-300PSAir defence · Soviet Union
Large eight-wheeled truck carrying four tall cylindrical canisters raised upright to fire.
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SAMP/TAir defence · France / Italy
Truck carrying a vertical launcher of eight Aster missile canisters raised upright at the rear.
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Sky Sabre (CAMM)Air defence · United Kingdom
Truck carrying a box of eight CAMM missile canisters stood vertically; the radar rides on a separate vehicle.
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Skyranger 30Air defence · Germany
Turret with a 30 mm revolver cannon, radar panels and missile pods, on vehicles such as the Boxer, Piranha, Pandur or tracked carriers.
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StarstreakMANPADS · United Kingdom
Shoulder-launched tube with a large aiming unit clamped on; also fired from a three-round lightweight launcher.
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Stormer HVMAir defence · United Kingdom
Small tracked vehicle with a launcher holding two boxes of four Starstreak missiles, raised up to fire.
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THAADAir defence · USA
Big HEMTT truck carrying a box launcher with eight missile canisters, raised steeply to fire.
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ZU-23-2Air defence · Soviet Union
Twin 23 mm cannons side by side on a two-wheeled towed mount with two small seats for the crew.

Air defence

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