Threat of the Week
The 9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) Russian Short-Range Surface-to-Air Missile System entered service in 1976. It is fully amphibious, NBC-equipped, and has a range-only radar. In the Russian Army,
it has replaced the far less capable SA-9 'Gaskin' system on a one-for-one basis to improve the mobility of the anti-aircraft batteries in the Motorized Rifle and Tank Divisions. There are two versions of the SA-13 Transporter-Erector-Launcher And Radar
(TELAR) variant of the MT-LBu vehicle in service, designated TELAR-1 and TELAR-2. The TELAR-1 carries four 'Flat Box-B' passive radar detection antenna units, one on either corner of the vehicle's rear deck, one facing aft, and one between the driver's vision ports
at the front, whereas the TELAR-2 has none. The TELAR-1 is the command vehicle and supports one (1) SA-13 battery.
The SA-13 Strela system has been improved with additional variants over the years to include data integration with other radars and ability to shootdown drones and UAVs.
