Grom ("Thunder") - Polish man-portable air defense missile system , designed to hit low-flying air targets in oncoming and catch-up courses.
| PZR Grom | |
|---|---|
 PZR Grom | |
| Type of | MANPADS |
| Status | in service |
| Developer |  MESKO SA |
| Years of development | 1992-1995 |
| Adoption | 1995 |
| Manufacturer | |
| Years of production | c 1995 |
| Years of operation | since 1995 |
The development of the complex began in 1992, and was adopted in 1995 . Grom was developed by the enterprises of the military-industrial complex of Poland on the basis of the Soviet Igla-1 and Igla MANPADS, and is produced by the production company MESKO SA (Skarzysko-Kamen) In the period from 1995 to 2004, the Russian side provided technical assistance in the development and development of the production of individual MANPADS, Russian components and materials were supplied, full localization of production at Polish enterprises was achieved only after 2004 .
The portable version of the complex in terms of composition and design repeats almost completely the Russian Igla complex.
Features
- Firing range, m:
- - minimum 500
- - maximum 5500
- Flight altitude of hit targets, m:
- - minimum 10
- - maximum 3500
- The speed of flight of targets, m / s:
- - after 320
- - towards 400
- Chance to hit a non-maneuvering target 0.6
- Dimensions, mm:
- - caliber 72
- - length 1648
- Average flight speed, m / s 580
- Weight in combat position, kg 18.5
- Rocket mass, kg 10.25 -
- The mass of the warhead, kg 1.27
- Time to transfer to combat position, from 15
- Self-destruction time, from 14-17
- The temperature range of combat use, degrees from −35 to +50
Options and Modifications
- "Grom-2" - mass production began in 2000.
- “Perun” - since 2006, the Military Technical Academy (Wojskowa Akademia Techniczna, Warsaw), together with the companies ZM Mesko and BUMAR, has been developing an improved version of the Grom MANPADS, which received the designation “Perun”.
Operators
Official
- Poland - more than 400 launchers and more than 2000 missiles. About 400 missiles delivered in the new version of Perun. [one]
- Georgia - in 2007 Poland delivered 30 GROM E2 portable anti-aircraft missile systems to Georgia [2] (according to other sources: 100 sets [3] ). In October 2008, in an interview with Polish Radio, Polish Foreign Minister R. Sikorski confirmed the delivery of complexes to Georgia [3] .
- Lithuania - in September 2014, a contract was signed for the supply of a shipment of MANPADS [4] from Poland in the amount of 34.041 million euros; on December 22, 2014, the Lithuanian Ministry of Defense announced the receipt of the first shipment of MANPADS [5] .
Unofficial
- Caucasus Emirate - October 10, 2008 , two MANPADS were discovered in a weapons cache in the Chechen Republic . Presumably, the complexes got there from Georgia . [6]
- DNI - was used by the militia during the initial stage of the armed conflict in eastern Ukraine [7] [8]
- * {{AZE}}
Notes
- ↑ Pioruny zastąpią Gromy
- ↑ Sergey Dashkov. Polish “Thunder” in the Caucasus // “Rossiyskaya Gazeta”, No. 4786 dated November 6, 2008
- ↑ 1 2 10/23/2008 Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Poland: Our air defense systems in Chechnya are a provocation of Russia
- ↑ Lithuania signs contract on purchase of GROM air-defense system // DELFI.LT dated September 3, 2014
- ↑ The first part of GROM to reach Lithuanian Armed Forces // the official website of the Ministry of Defense of Lithuania of December 22, 2014
- ↑ Polish missiles flew to Chechnya
- ↑ An Examination of Arms & Munitions in the Ongoing Conflict in Ukraine // Armament Research Services
- ↑ The Military Balance 2016, p. 491
See also
- MANPADS
- Anti-aircraft missile