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Man-portable air defence missile (MANPADS)
Russian 4th-generation MANPADS — the last, ubiquitous defence layer. A three-band (UV/near-IR/mid-IR) seeker makes it highly flare-resistant and effective against low-signature targets such as drones and cruise missiles. Shoulder-launched, so everywhere and passive.
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- Missile (L × Ø, span)
- 9M336: 1.64 m × Ø 72 mm; ≈ 12 kg
- System
- 17.25–18 kg (launcher ≈ 6 kg)
- Dimension source
- Wikipedia; WEG (ODIN)
General
- Role
- Last layer, man-portable
- Platform
- Shoulder / vehicle / helicopter
- Notable
- 3-band seeker, flare-resistant
Weapon
- Missile
- 9M336
- Guidance
- Infrared (3-band, passive)
- Range
- ≈ 3.2 NM
- Altitude
- 33 ft – ≈ 14,760 ft
Threat
- Countermeasure
- Altitude > 14,760 ft, DIRCM, IR discipline
- Threat level
- Medium-high — everywhere, passive, modern
News archive 4
Analysed reports from the RU Mil Tracker about this system, newest first. Archive since 2026-07-17.
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«Российская ПВО и опыт Спецоперации: первые успехи» (Topwar: 'Russian air defence and the experience of the Special Operation: first successes')
In the first part of a three-part series, Topwar author Kirill Ryabov reviews the initial phase of Russian air defence in the war against Ukraine from February 2022. Ground Forces air defence carried the main load, with VKS air and missile defence units and naval systems also involved; the article lists the layered Ground Forces structure (S-300V4, Buk-M3,…
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Russian Mi-8 lost over Voronezh region, three crew killed; reportedly shot down by friendly fire during Ukrainian drone raid
A Russian military Mi-8 helicopter crashed on 1 October in a field in Anninsky district, about 80 km from Voronezh and roughly 200 km from the Ukrainian border. All three crew were killed: the pilot, the navigator and the gunner. The pro-Kremlin Telegram channel Mash reported the crash and the deaths that evening but gave no cause. Russian officials have no…
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ПЗРК «Ива». Новый комплекс российской ПВО и иностранный след
Topwar author Kirill Ryabov analyses the 'Iva' man-portable air defence system (MANPADS) that appeared in a 27 September report by Rossiya 1's 'Vesti Nedeli' on Rostov Oblast. Soldiers of a mobile fire group (MOG) tasked with regional air defence, call signs 'Leshiy' and 'Modny', showed machine-gun mounts and a new MANPADS: a transport case holding two miss…
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Unmarked shoulder-fired SAM, possibly Chinese QW-18A/QW-19, seen in Russian air defense service
Russian state TV (Rossiya 1) aired footage of a mobile fire group of the 51st Air Defense Division during an exercise in Rostov region, showing a shoulder-fired missile launcher that matches no MANPADS known in Russian service (such as Igla-S or Verba). The soldiers called the weapon "Iva". The footage was shared on X by @TheDeadDistrict, and the Ukrainian…