Shortly after British Defense Secretary Ben Wallace announced the delivery of the MANPADS Starstreak missile package in early March, the victims claimed to be the result of Starstreak's 'acts' had already fallen in the Ukraine war. As widely reported, Starstreak's Mi-28 Havoc attack helicopter was successfully brought down.
And recently, it was again circulated that a Russian combat drone (UCAV) of the Orion-E type was shot down by a Starstreak released by Ukrainian troops.
As two days ago, over Kherson, an Orion-E was shot down by a Starstreak missile launched by troops from the 95th Air Assault Brigade. From the video shown, it suddenly became the first recording of the Starstreak missile firing process in Ukraine.
It appears in the video, Ukrainian military personnel release Starstreak from the man portable launcher variant, where this is the most practical and ideal launcher variant for Ukrainian troops who demand high mobility.
The man portable launcher variant, similar to the Stinger missile, is operated on the shoulder of a soldier. This type of variant is not owned by Arhanud TNI AD, which operates the three round lightweight launcher (Lightweight Multi Launch) and self propelled launcher variants mounted on the Uro Vamtac 4×4 rantis.
Meanwhile, the victim, the Orion-E drone, is a product of the Kronshtadt Group, and belongs to the MALE (Medium Altitude Long Endurance) drone category. The MALE predicate is pinned, because the Orion-E is able to fly continuously for 24 hours at a maximum altitude of 8,000 meters with a cruising range of 250 km.
The Orion-E at the bottom of the fuselage is equipped with a dome containing an electro-optical/infrared (EO/IR) sensor with two thermal cameras, a wide angle TV camera, and a laser range finder/target designator. With an overall weight of 1,000 kg, the maximum payload capacity of the Orion-E reaches 200 kg.
The Orion-E can release 4 smart bombs/missiles weighing 50 kg each. The Orion-E is powered by a single Saturn 36MT turbo propeller engine with 100 hp. The Orion-E can technically fly at speeds of 120 – 200 km per hour. If the control with LoS (Line of Sight) is 250 km, then with the use of an unmanned transponder, the cruising distance can be increased to 300 km.
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