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Starburst
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Starburst

Surface-to-air missiles

Country of origin United Kingdom
ManufacturerThales Air Defence
Starburst was 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 a single-fire shoulder launcher or from a launcher known as Starburst LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher). These launchers can also be mounted on vehicles.

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Specifications

Number built
13,389
Introduced
1989
Entered service
1989

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Model data: Wikidata (CC0) and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Figures can differ between versions of the same weapon. · Q1888541