Manufactured by Polish defence company Mesko, the PIORUN man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) is a modernised version of the GROM MANPADS and is designed to destroy low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
The missile has a fuse equipped with a proximity sensor, which allows for destroying the target in case of its close passing.
The modernized launcher also features an additional day sight and a thermal vision sight, allowing the operator to efficient set usage also in night conditions.
The missile set has a new starting mechanism, that allows among others selection of pursuit-collision mode, target type, weather conditions, performs Friend or Foe inquiry, communicates with optical and thermal imaging sights, and can be equipped with an authorization system.
PIORUN MANPADS
| Type: | Man-portable air-defence system (MANPADS) |
| Country of origin: | Poland |
| Manufacturer: | Mesko |
| In service: | 2019 – present |
| Users: | Poland, Ukraine |
| Weight: | 16.5 kg (loaded) |
| Length: | 1.56 m |
| Diameter: | 72 mm |
| Missile weight: | 10.5 kg |
| Warhead: | High Explosive Fragmentation |
| Warhead weight: | 1.82 kg |
| Engine: | Solid-fuel rocket motor |
| Operational range: | 400 – 6000+ m |
| Maximum speed: | 2,400 km/h (1,500 mph) |
| Guidance: | Infrared homing |
| Launch platform: | Shoulder-fired |