Verba MANPADS
The 9K333 Verba (Russian: Верба, "Willow") is a Russian fourth-generation man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM) MANPADS. "1ПН97 "Маугли-2" thermal imaging sight allows to hit targets in conditions of limited visibility.
Verba can engage aircraft, helicopters, drones and cruise missiles. The vertical range of use of the guided missile is 10 to 3,500m with a horizontal combat range of 0.5 to 6.0 km. Frontal air targets can be engaged up to a flight speed of 400 m/s. The maximum airspeed for engaging a departing air target is 320 m/s.
Technical Specifications:
Mass 17.25 kg (38.0 lb)
Warhead 2.5 kg Continuous Rod
Engine Solid fuel rocket motor
Operational range 6.4 km (21,000 ft)
Velocity 400 m/s
Flight ceiling 4.5 km (15,000 ft)
Guidance system:
Three-channel optical seeker (ultraviolet, near-infrared, mid-infrared)
Licence:
Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International (CC BY-NC-ND 4.0)
