SA-11 Gadfly
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SA-11 Gadfly is the NATO reporting name for a Soviet/Russian medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system designed to engage aircraft and cruise missiles.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| SA-11 Gadfly canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6945530 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SA-11 Gadfly Context triple: [Buk surface-to-air missile system, natoReportingName, SA-11 Gadfly]
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A.
SA-5 Gammon
SA-5 Gammon is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet long-range S-200 surface-to-air missile system designed to engage high-altitude aircraft and strategic targets.
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B.
FB-111 Aardvark
The FB-111 Aardvark was a U.S. Air Force medium-range strategic bomber variant of the F-111, designed for low-level penetration and nuclear strike missions during the Cold War.
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C.
HC-27J Spartan
The HC-27J Spartan is a medium-range, twin-engine turboprop aircraft used by the U.S. Coast Guard for missions such as search and rescue, maritime patrol, and transport.
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D.
Ramport Aero
Ramport Aero is the company responsible for managing and operating Zhukovsky International Airport near Moscow, Russia.
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E.
Nimrod MR2
The Nimrod MR2 is a retired British maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed from the de Havilland Comet airliner and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force during the Cold War and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: SA-11 Gadfly Target entity description: SA-11 Gadfly is the NATO reporting name for a Soviet/Russian medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system designed to engage aircraft and cruise missiles.
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A.
SA-5 Gammon
SA-5 Gammon is the NATO reporting name for the Soviet long-range S-200 surface-to-air missile system designed to engage high-altitude aircraft and strategic targets.
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B.
FB-111 Aardvark
The FB-111 Aardvark was a U.S. Air Force medium-range strategic bomber variant of the F-111, designed for low-level penetration and nuclear strike missions during the Cold War.
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C.
HC-27J Spartan
The HC-27J Spartan is a medium-range, twin-engine turboprop aircraft used by the U.S. Coast Guard for missions such as search and rescue, maritime patrol, and transport.
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D.
Ramport Aero
Ramport Aero is the company responsible for managing and operating Zhukovsky International Airport near Moscow, Russia.
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E.
Nimrod MR2
The Nimrod MR2 is a retired British maritime patrol and anti-submarine warfare aircraft developed from the de Havilland Comet airliner and operated primarily by the Royal Air Force during the Cold War and beyond.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (54)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medium-range air defense system
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self-propelled air defense system ⓘ surface-to-air missile system ⓘ |
| associatedMissile | 9M38 missile NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Russia
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Soviet Union ⓘ |
| deployment | mobile ⓘ |
| designedToEngage |
aircraft
ⓘ
cruise missiles ⓘ |
| developedBy | Soviet defense industry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| engagementEnvelope | medium range ⓘ |
| enteredService | 1980 ⓘ |
| guidanceType | radar-guided ⓘ |
| introduced | 1970s ⓘ |
| launchPlatformType | tracked vehicle ⓘ |
| mobility | tracked, self-propelled ⓘ |
| NATOReportingNameFor | 9K37 Buk NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operationalUse |
2008 Russo-Georgian War
NERFINISHED
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Russo-Ukrainian conflict NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Civil War NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfFamily | Buk missile system family NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| platform | tracked transporter erector launcher and radar (TELAR) ⓘ |
| predecessor | SA-6 Gainful NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryRole |
air defense of ground forces
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protection of strategic sites ⓘ |
| radarComponent |
Fire Dome engagement radar
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Snow Drift target acquisition radar ⓘ |
| successor | SA-17 Grizzly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Algerian Armed Forces
NERFINISHED
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Angolan Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Armenian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Azerbaijani Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Belarusian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Bulgarian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Chinese Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Czech Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Egyptian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ethiopian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Finnish Defence Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Georgian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Indian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Iranian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Kazakh Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Russian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Serbian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Slovak Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Syrian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Ukrainian Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Uzbek Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Venezuelan Armed Forces NERFINISHED ⓘ Vietnamese People's Army NERFINISHED ⓘ Yugoslav People's Army (historical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| warheadType | high-explosive fragmentation ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: SA-11 Gadfly Description of subject: SA-11 Gadfly is the NATO reporting name for a Soviet/Russian medium-range, mobile surface-to-air missile system designed to engage aircraft and cruise missiles.
Referenced by (2)
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