Modified 9K33 Osa (SA-8 Gecko) wheeled vehicles armed with R-73 missiles instead of their standard 9M33 interceptors. While these hybrid systems come with certain limitations, they provide crucial ...
This is the case with the so-called “Hortnet” project, in which a 9K33 Osa air defense system (NATO designation SA-8 Gecko) was modified to use R-73 (AA-11 Archer) missiles—an initiative made possible ...