These Are All The Types Of Shoulder-Fired Missiles That Are Pouring Into Ukraine
Thousands of man-portable anti-aircraft and anti-armor weapons have already been delivered to Ukraine and thousands more are on the way.
BY JOSEPH TREVITHICK MARCH 5, 2022
THE WAR ZONE
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Russia's invasion of Ukraine is only just over a week old, but, by every indication, Ukrainian forces have already been able to inflict significant losses on the invaders in terms of personnel and material. Shoulder-fired surface-to-air missiles, also known as man-portable air defense systems, or MANPADS, have been a key factor in preventing Russian forces from gaining critically important air superiority. Infantry anti-armor weapons, both guided and unguided, have been equally valuable for Ukrainian troops, who are facing a heavily mechanized foe on the ground.
Ukrainian forces are now in the process of receiving a massive influx of additional stocks of MANPADS and infantry anti-armor systems of various types from more than a dozen different countries. Many of the anti-tank weapons can be used against unarmored vehicles, structures, personnel, as well as armor. All told, these new shipments will be added to the thousands of similar weapons already delivered to the embattled country. While some of these weapons, particularly the U.S.-made Javelin guided anti-tank missile and Stinger surface-to-air missile, have practically become household names, many more are much less well known.
With all that in mind, The War Zone has compiled brief profiles of the shoulder-fired missiles, rocket launchers, and recoilless rifles that Ukraine has received in foreign military aid packages so far and the weapons it is expected to receive in the future.
https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/44595/shipments-of-anti-armor-missiles-are-flowing-to-ukraine-heres-whats-in-them
