9K34 Strela-3

9K34 Strela-3
A 9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14) missile and launch tube.
Type	Man-portable air-defense systems (MANPADS)
Place of origin	Soviet Union
Service history
In service	1974–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War Afghan Civil War Iraq War
Production history
Manufacturer	KBM, Kolomna
Specifications
Mass	Missile weight: 10.3 kilograms (23 lb) Full system: 16.0 kg (35.3 lb)
Length	1.47 metres (4.8 ft)
Operational range	4,500 metres (14,800 ft)
Flight altitude	1,800 metres (5,900 ft) vs. jets 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) vs. slow moving targets
Maximum speed	470 metres per second (1,700 km/h; 1,100 mph)

The 9K34 Strela-3 (Russian: 9К34 «Стрела-3», 'arrow', NATO reporting name: SA-14 Gremlin) is a man-portable air defense missile system (MANPADS) developed in the Soviet Union as a response to the poor performance of the earlier 9K32 Strela-2 (SA-7 Grail) system. The missile was largely based on the earlier Strela 2, and thus development proceeded rapidly. The new weapon was accepted into service in the Soviet Army in January 1974.