Starstreak is a short-range, man-portable, air-defence system manufactured by Thales in the UK and is optimised to provide defence against air threats including fixed-wing ground attack aircraft and late unmasking attack helicopters.
Depending on customer requirements, it can be configured in both man-portable and vehicle-mounted battlefield roles and is the fastest missile of its type in the world, highly accurate and resistant to countermeasures.
Starstreak multi-mission remote weapon systems can be mounted on armoured or protected mobility vehicles to support Divisional, Brigade and Battlegroup level manoeuvre or can be deployed in both Shoulder-Launched (SL) and Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML) configurations that are suitable for use in the light-role, including for Air Assault and Commando forces.
A proven in-service missile, Starstreak first saw active service during the Iraq conflict in 2003 and over the last 19 years, it has been deployed on multiple operations by the UK and Global users.
| Type: | Manufacturer: |
| Short-range surface-to-air missile | Thales Air Defence |
| Country of origin: | Targets: |
| United Kingdom | Fixed-wing fighters; helicopters |
| Flight speed: | Operational range: |
| Mach 3 + | 300 – 7000m + |
| Operators: | Service: |
| United Kingdom, South Africa, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Ukraine | 1997 – present |
| Guidance system: | Operator: |
| Semi-Automatic Command to Line-Of-Sight (SACLOS) | 1 |
| Variants: | Weight: |
| ATASK (Air-to-Air), Lightweight Multiple Launcher (LML), Seastreak, Self-propelled (SP) HVM, Starstreak Avenger, THOR/Multi-Mission System (MMS) | Missile: 14 kg; warhead: 0.9 kg |