RTA Trains with Starstreak Missile

02 April 2020

Thai Army conduct live-fire with Starstreak missile (photo : Sompong Nondhasa)

The Army recently have fired Starstreak anti-aircraft missile weapon, and successfully destroyed the target.

STARSTREAK is an anti-aircraft missile, guided by laser. The weight of the missile is 15 kg, the missile launcher 14.70 kg. The effective range of 5 km, the maximum firing range of 7 km, the nearest firing range of 500 meters. 

The maximum speed of more than 3.5 Mach. In addition to high-speed anti-aircraft can also resist aircraft with speeds below 100 m/s such as helicopters. 

Strastreak missile system active in the Army since 2015.

(Battlefield Defense)