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  "id": "9k34-strela-3",
  "name": "9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin)",
  "aliases": [
    "CSA-14"
  ],
  "domain": "missile",
  "country": "RUS",
  "category": "Man-portable air defense missile system",
  "status": null,
  "fielded": 1974,
  "operators": [
    "AFG",
    "AGO",
    "ARM",
    "AZE",
    "BGR",
    "BIH",
    "CUB",
    "CYP",
    "DZA",
    "EGY",
    "ETH",
    "GEO",
    "GHA",
    "HRV",
    "IDN",
    "IRN",
    "IRQ",
    "JOR",
    "KAZ",
    "KHM",
    "LAO",
    "LBN",
    "LBY",
    "MAR",
    "MMR",
    "NIC",
    "PAK",
    "PER",
    "PRK",
    "RUS",
    "SDN",
    "SLE",
    "SRB",
    "TKM",
    "UKR",
    "VNM"
  ],
  "prolif_count": 38,
  "summary": "The 9K34 Strela-3, NATO reporting name: SA-14 Gremlin is a man-portable air defense missile system (MANPADS) developed in the Soviet Union as a response to the poor performance of the earlier 9K32 Strela 2 (SA-7 Grail) system. The missile was largely based on the earlier Strela 2, and thus development proceeded rapidly.",
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    {
      "k": "crew",
      "v": 1,
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Launcher name",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin)",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile name",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "9M36 or 9M36-1",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Length",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1.4 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Diameter",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "75 mm",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warhead weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1.0 kg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weight",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "10.3 kg",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Reaction time",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "25 sec",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fire on the move",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Yes, in short halt",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Max range",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6,000 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Min range",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "600 m",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Max altitude",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "6,000 m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Min altitude",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "10; 0 with degraded Ph m",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Missile speed",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "600 m/s",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Propulsion",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "2-stage solid-propellant rocket",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Guidance",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "1-color passive IR homing",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Warhead type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Frag-HE",
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Fuze type",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Contact/grazing",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Probability of hit",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "50 FW/50 heli Ph%",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    },
    {
      "k": "",
      "label": "Weapons and Ammunition Types: ready missiles",
      "section": "armament",
      "v": "Typical Combat Load One-man 1 Normal Dismount 2 From AD Vehicle 5",
      "src": [
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      ],
      "conf": "medium"
    }
  ],
  "payloads": [],
  "variants": [],
  "art": "tel",
  "image": {
    "file": "9k34-strela-3.jpg",
    "thumb": "9k34-strela-3-thumb.jpg",
    "credit": "Keeris, Hennie (DV MvD)",
    "license": "CC BY-SA 4.0",
    "url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Een_Sloveense_militair_met_een_(oefen)_Manpads_Strela-3_9k34_(2107_D1999480).jpg",
    "title": "File:Een Sloveense militair met een (oefen) Manpads Strela-3 9k34 (2107 D1999480).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-SA 4.0)"
    }
  ],
  "url": "https://www.defensepedia.com/systems/9k34-strela-3.html",
  "sources": {
    "weg-9k34-strela-3": {
      "title": "9K34 Strela-3 (SA-14 Gremlin) Russian Man-Portable Air Defense Missile System (MANPADS)",
      "publisher": "U.S. Army TRADOC G-2 Worldwide Equipment Guide (ODIN)",
      "url": "https://odin.t2com.army.mil/WEG/Asset/9K34_Strela-3_SA-14_Gremlin_Russian_Man-Portable_Air_Defense_Missile_System",
      "published": "2026-03-20",
      "tier": 1,
      "checked": "2026-10-10"
    }
  }
}