Ukraine Upgrades Cold War-era Air Defense Systems, 9K35 Strela-10 (SA-13 Gopher) 

In comparison to the Rapier-2 SAM , the Ukraine 9K35 Strela-10 has higher ECM resistance and flare suppression.Improvements in target discrimination allow for five to eight times longer head-on firing range than the Rapier 2 . It can engage targets behind the launching aircraft, made possible by extreme close-in agility, allowing turns of 60 g at a rate of 60°/s via thrust vectoring and LOAL capability. The 9K35 Strela-10 is able to intercept fast-moving and miniature targets, such as air-to-air/surface-to-air missiles and air-to-surface/surface-to-surface missiles and rockets, UAV/drones, and cruise missiles. To improve the probability of a direct hit, the missile is equipped with an active radar proximity fuze.9K35 Strela-10 have enhanced capabilities to destroy aircraft, helicopters, cruise missiles, air-to-surface missiles, anti-ship missiles, anti-radar rockets and large-calibre rockets. They have a high probability of a killing shot against UAVs and other small manoeuvring threats at very-short and medium-range distances.