{
  "id": "9k333-verba",
  "name": "9K333 Verba (SA-29)",
  "aliases": [],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Man-portable infrared homing surface-to-air missile",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 2014,
  "operators": [
    "ARM",
    "RUS",
    "SYR"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 3,
  "summary": "The 9K333 Verba (SA-29) Russian Man-Portable Infrared Homing Surface-to-Air Missile (MANPAD) was developed by the Russian Konstruktorskoye Byuro Mashinostroyenia (KBM). It was unveiled in 2015.",
  "specs": [
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Manufacturer",
      "section": "system",
      "v": "KB Mashinostroyeniya - developer of the system",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k333-verba"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
      "src": [
        "weg-9k333-verba"
      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [
    {
      "name": "9K333 Verba (SA-29)",
      "role": "Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)",
      "src": [
        "weg-9k333-verba"
      ],
      "conf": "medium",
      "caps": {
        "Type": "Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS)",
        "Guidance": "Three-channel optical seeker (ultraviolet, near-infrared, mid-infrared)",
        "Warhead": "High Explosive Blast Fragmentation",
        "Warhead weight": "1.5 kg"
      }
    }
  ],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "9k333-verba.jpg",
    "thumb": "9k333-verba-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "premier.gov.ru",
    "license": "CC BY 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Putin_on_KBM_November_2009_11.jpg",
    "title": "File:Putin on KBM November 2009 11.jpg"
  },
  "verified": null,
  "changelog": [
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Entry created from the Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN), bulk import"
    },
    {
      "date": "2026-10-10",
      "change": "Added photo (CC BY 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/9k333-verba.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-9k333-verba": {
      "title": "9K333 Verba (SA-29) Russian Man-Portable Infrared Homing Surface-to-Air Missile (MANPAD)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/9K333_Verba_SA-29_Russian_Man-Portable_Infrared_Homing_Surface-to-Air_Missile",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}