Archival footage of Russian KA-52 barely dodging a Starstreak missile in Ukraine



Posted by jimmehi

19 Comments

  1. The operator needs a bit more practice, almost got it though. Dam that missile moved fast! And those flares don’t do anything against star streaks.

  2. As someone else said, not a Starstreak missile. Starstreak is unpropelled during its terminal phase, releasing three submunitions. It would not leave a smoke trail such as this.

    This is another type of MANPADS

  3. AccomplishedGreen904 on

    Fine bit of flying to avoid a Starstreak. It’s the fastest MANPADS in service and unspoofable

  4. Low-Cartographer-753 on

    Damn if the missile missed I was hoping it’d lawn dart itself into the ground, or the other helo…

  5. Positive-Swimmer8237 on

    i have a question, when a heat seeker missile locks on to a jet or heli does it beep like in battlefield 4 and tell you a missile is coming

  6. SignificantSmoke6216 on

    Swedish Robotsystem 70 anti-aircraft robot system had hit better.

    Edit : **Sweden sends Robot 70 to Ukraine – again: “Works very well” Russian attacks on Ukrainian cities continue to claim lives and Ukraine pleads for more air defense from its allies. Today it was announced that Sweden is sending the Robot 70 air defense system to Ukraine – for the second time in a year. 9 Sep. 2024**

  7. Starstreaks on are no joke, laser guided so flares and chaff don’t work, not to mention its accelerates to mach 3. They are lucky to be alive