![]() ![]() Additionally, it was planned to develop a portable version for one and three missiles. The new anti-aircraft missile system, called HVM (High Velocity Missile), had to have several platform options. The demands, which were included in the General Staff Requirement (GSR 3979), described the specifications of the needed system. The troops needed an anti-aircraft missile system to protect units from enemy aircraft on the front lines. The development of a self-propelled system for direct protection of troops from aircraft began after the British Army of the Rhine (BAOR) command appealed to the Ministry of Defense of the United Kingdom in 1980. The peculiarity of targeting these missiles makes them insensitive to electronic warfare systems and the flares of enemy helicopters. They destroyed a large number of drones and helicopters. ![]() However, during the Russian-Ukrainian war, the Ukrainian army tested two types of anti-aircraft missiles of British development: Starstreak and Martlet. Previously, British MANPADS very rarely demonstrated their capabilities. ![]()
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