Since meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has increasingly provided various weapons assistance to Ukraine. Still in the Starstreak missile line, the UK is reported to be sending Starstreak missiles from a tracked vehicle platform, namely the Alvis Stormer HVM (High Velocity Missile), which is none other than the highest caste of the APC Stormer ranpur family.
The news of the Stormer HVM delivery plan was proclaimed by bloomberg.com (19/4/2022). The supply of Stormers to Ukraine comes after Britain invited Ukrainian generals to the Salisbury Plain earlier this month to look at military equipment that might be available to them (Ukraine), including armored vehicles.
In a unified system, Stormer HVM can operate independently, this means that in the ranpur unit a target detection sensor is equipped. The technology carried is the Air Defense Alerting Device (ADAD) which is embedded in the front of the vehicle. ADAP includes both thermal and optical based sights. ADAP in Stormer HVM runs on Thales' STAIRS C system.
Although it is said to be able to operate independently, in its operation the British Stormer HVM system is integrated with the CONTROLMaster200 reconnaissance radar.
On the Stormer HVM, the launcher dome is positioned at the rear. In one dome consists of eight Starstreak launchers, as well as carrying a stock of 12 spare missiles. In a combat event, this launcher configuration and supply support becomes a lethal presentation, especially when compared to the Starstreak launcher which uses the Land Rover Defender 4×4 LML (Lightweight Multiple Launcher) jeep platform, the platform used by the Indonesian Army Armed Forces.
Stormer HVM Starstreak began to enter service in the British Army in 1997, unfortunately Stormer HVM is not in demand in the market, outside the UK only Oman uses this arhanud system.
The Stormer HVM debuted with Britain during the Gulf War. Although Starstreak missiles are still in use today, the Stormer HVM system has been out of service since 2009.
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