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Areiva Búho Cuervo-E | |
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Type | Surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | ![]() |
Service history | |
In service | 1967 - Present |
Used by | Imperial Air Force of Temuair |
Production history | |
Designed | 1965 |
Manufacturer | Areiva |
Produced | 1967 - 1995 |
Specifications | |
Weight | missile: 800 kg (empty 360 kg) |
Length | 5.4 m (17 ft 9 in) |
Diameter | 42 cm (1 ft 5 in) |
Warhead | 70 kg warhead |
Engine | Solid fuel |
Wingspan | 2.0 m (6 ft 7 in) |
Operational range | 35 km (22 mi) |
Flight ceiling | 27,000 m (89,000 ft) |
Speed | Mach 2.9 |
Guidance system | Beam riding |
The Areiva Búho, sometimes referred to as the Cuervo-E, is a surface to air missile developed by Areiva of Temuair in the 1960's and is the final upgrade of the original Areiva Cuervo missile.
The modular system used advanced technology for the ground equipment and the missiles. The whole system could be interconnected to a multi-part cluster, which included several radars and missile launchers. The fire unit consists of: measuring radar, 1-3 radio collars, 4 launchers, command car, trolley and several units (generators). Trolley, command car, tracking device and aggregates were individually housed on single-axle trailers, the measuring radar and missile launchers on each two-axle trailers.
Operators
Current
Temuair
- Imperial Air Force of Temuair: Has 5 batteries for a total of 35 launchers in service.