Latvian Ministry of Defense announced the receipt of the national armed forces (NAF) American air defense systems Stinger. Portable air defense systems must be received in the second half of the summer, added in the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the country.
The contract for the supply of Stinger air defense systems, Latvia has concluded late last week with the armed forces of Denmark. The volume of supply has not been disclosed, but the head of the Latvian military authorities said Bergmanis, that the number of weapons purchased is sufficient. At the same time the Ministry of Defense of the Republic added, that the whole party ordered air defense systems at the same time go. In addition to the army, SAM provides the use of civilian militias and Latvia – “Zemessardze”
Earlier in the Latvian army has not stood Stinger SAMs. military used procured for defense in 2015 in Sweden portable air defense missile system RBS 70 (Robotsystem 70) the latest version.
Turn ПЗРК – created in the US portable air defense missile system, designed to destroy low-flying targets (Flight, helicopters, UAV), furthermore it allows firing unarmored ground or sea targets[
Range defeat – from 500 to 4750m; Max. target height – 3500 m; complex mass – 15,7 kg; launch weight of the missile – 10,1 kg; length of the rocket – 1500 mm; The diameter of the missile body – 70 mm; warhead weight – 2,3 kg; missile flight speed – 640 m / sec
