Word: strela
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...capital. When Cuban Premier Fidel Castro visited Mogadishu two months ago, he proposed that Somalia join Ethiopia and Southern Yemen in a federated state-an alliance that would have vastly strengthened Moscow's influence. Somali President Mohammed Siad Barre said no thanks, and complained bitterly about the Soviet Strela (SA-7) missiles that the Ethiopians had begun to receive from Moscow...
Meanwhile, on the Arab side, the Syrians have added new squadrons of advanced Russian-made MiG-23 fighters, and even the Egyptians?despite the loss of Soviet supplies since Cairo-Moscow relations cooled?have managed to get quantities of the highly mobile SA-7 Strela, one of the world's most effective antiaircraft missiles...
...explanation was a fear of terrorism, which lately has increased both in ferocity and sophistication at European airports. Adding urgency to the precautionary measures were rumors that terrorists were roaming the area with antiaircraft missiles. According to one report, the extremists had Soviet-built SA-7 Strelas, a shoulder-launched missile. Another rumor was that they had broken into NATO bases in Brussels and stolen Redeye missiles, the U.S. counterpart of the Strela. Whatever the case, European security men were plainly worried...
...SAM7 Strela, a heat-seeking antiaircraft missile fired in clusters of eight to twelve from portable tubes or individually from the shoulder of an infantryman. It was effective against U.S. helicopters in Viet Nam until crews began firing flares to confuse...
...entire Sixth Fleet strike force. The Russians, on the other hand, appear to be primarily intent on neutralizing the Sixth Fleet. For this purpose they have assembled an impressive array of missile power aboard their ships, including the 22-mile-range Styx aboard small gunboats, the 100-mile Strela aboard destroyers, and the 400-mile, supersonic Shaddock aboard Soviet cruisers...