The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile that served with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975 to 1985, and also with other armed forces worldwide, with most examples retired by the mid-1990s. It is unusual among man-portable air-defense systems in being manually guided to its target with a small joystick that sends correction commands to the missile over a radio link.
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Weapon ClassMan-portable surface-to-air missile 1 Introduced Year Classification
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The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable (MANPADS) surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975 to 1985.
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The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable (MANPADS) surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975 to 1985.
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Most examples were retired by the mid-1990s.
Used In: Falklands War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Falklands War
Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Soviet-Afghan War
Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
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