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Who shot down the plane over Ukraine?
After a painstaking international investigation spanning years, prosecutors charged four suspects — Russians Igor Girkin, Sergey Dubinskiy and Oleg Pulatov as well as Ukrainian Leonid Kharchenko — with multiple counts of murder for their alleged involvement in shooting down the flight.
What missile shot down Ukraine?
IRGC Tor M-1 missiles
Ukraine International Airlines Flight 752
| Shootdown | |
|---|---|
| Summary | Shot down by two IRGC Tor M-1 missiles |
| Site | Khalajabad, Shahriar County, Tehran Province, Iran 35°33′40″N 51°06′14″ECoordinates: 35°33′40″N 51°06′14″E |
| Aircraft | |
| Aircraft type | Boeing 737-8KV |
What are the best man-portable anti-tank missiles in the world?
Currently Top 10 man-portable anti-tank guided missiles in the the world are these: Nr.1 MMP(France) The MMP is a recent French 5th generation anti-tank guided missile. It was developed to meet requirement of the French Army and was first introduced in 2012. Deliveries to the French Army commenced in 2017.
What is an SA-7 missile?
The first generation of Soviet man-portable air defense missiles (MANPADS), the SA-7 is a twenty-one-pound missile contained in a launcher the length and width of a rolled-up movie poster. Supersonic, the SA-7 is capable of a maximum speed of 1,260 miles an hour with a range of 14,750 feet.
What was the first missile to shoot down a plane?
The SA-2 scored the first ever air defense missile kill, shooting down a Taiwanese RB-57D reconnaissance plane over China in 1959. A salvo of three SA-2s brought down CIA pilot Francis Gary Powers and his U-2 spy plane over Sverdlovsk, Russia in 1960.
What is a Javelin missile?
The Javelin is a man-portable fire-and-forget type weapon. It is shoulder-fired but can also be installed on the tripod or tracked and wheeled armor vehicles. The Javelin missile system is operated by a crew of two. The missile has an infrared imaging guidance system.