9K33 Osa

Air defence system Soviet UnionIn service since 1971

Key specs

Type: Air defence system
Origin: Soviet Union
Manufacturer: Znamya Truda Plant
Designer: NII-20
Designed: 1960
Entered service: 1971
Produced: 1970–1988
Units produced: 1,200
Status: In service
Crew: 5

Overview

9K33 Osa is an air defence system from the Soviet Union, made by Znamya Truda Plant. It entered service in 1971; it was produced from 1970 to 1988; 1,200 were built. It engages aircraft and missiles at up to 10 km and 5 km altitude. It is used or was used by Azerbaijan, Angola, Armenia, Belarus and 26 other countries, and saw combat in the Second Karabakh War, the Russo-Ukrainian War, the Iraq War, among others.

Armament

Main armament: 6 9M33, 9M33M1, 9M33M2 or 9M33M3 missiles
Maximum range of fire: 12 km
Rockets or missiles ready to fire: 6
Engagement range: 10 km
Engagement altitude: 5,000 m

Dimensions and weights

Weight: 18 t
Length: 9.14 m
Width: 2.75 m
Height: 4.20 m

Mobility and protection

Engine: D20K300 diesel
Road speed: 80 km/h
Off-road speed: 35 km/h
Operational range: 500 km
Amphibious: Yes

Variants

OSA-AOSA-AKOSA-AKMOSA-M

Sources

Wikipedia (fr): 9K33 Osa, Wikipedia
Wikipedia (pl): 9K33 Osa, Wikipedia
Wikipedia (ru): Оса (зенитный ракетный комплекс), Wikipedia
Wikipedia: 9K33 Osa, Wikipedia

Figures from the infobox of the English Wikipedia article, completed from Wikidata and the article in other languages where it gives none; where there are several versions, the first one given. Operators include former ones; the side that used a vehicle in a war is derived from its operators.

9K33 Osa

Key specs

Air defence system

Overview

Specifications

Variants

Users & conflicts

Sources