FASTA-4M

FASTA-4M was East Germany's four-barrel Fliegerabwehr-Startanlage for Strela-2-family missiles, developed and produced at IWP Pinnow and fielded on ships, boats, and LO1800 vehicle mounts for short-range air defense.

FASTA-4M, East German quad launcher for Strela-2/Strela-3 missiles, Air Defense

Image source: OB-61 Novigrad

Profile

Origin: East Germany
Built by: IWP Pinnow
Type: East German quad launcher for Strela-2/Strela-3 missiles
Service note: Cold War
Designer: IWP Pinnow
Variants: FASTA-4M, FASTA-4M1, FASTA-4M2

air defense SAM MANPADS

Specifications

Launcher count: 4
Missile family: 9K32 / 9M32M Strela-2 family; NavWeaps also lists Strela-3 fit
Vehicle combat load: 8 missiles in the documented vehicle version
Mounts: Ships, boats, and LO1800 vehicle mounts
Operating mode: Manually operated four-barrel pedestal launcher

Service And Conflict Use

Service History

In service: Used on East German ships, boats, and LO1800 vehicle mounts during the Cold War.
Used by: East German Air Force, East German Navy

Strela-2 Missile Fit

FASTA-4M was mounted on East German ships and boats as a launcher for Strela-2-family missiles.

Launched item

Item type

Launch evidence

9M32 Strela-2 / SA-7 MANPADS

Infrared-guided surface-to-air missile

RWD describes FASTA-4 as a four-launcher system for the 9K32 complex, Naval Encyclopedia documents East German Frosch-class landing ships carrying a quadruple Fasta-4M SAM fit with sixteen 9M32M missiles, and NavWeaps lists FASTA-4M as a German-designed four-barrel launcher for Strela-2 and Strela-3.

Sources: Fla-Raketen-Startanlage FASTA-4, East German Navy - Naval Encyclopedia, Naval Missiles of Russia/USSR

FASTA-4M Images

FASTA-4M, East German quad launcher for Strela-2/Strela-3 missiles, Air Defense - view 1 — Source: OB-61 Novigrad

FASTA-4M, East German quad launcher for Strela-2/Strela-3 missiles, Air Defense - view 2 — Source: OB-64 Hrvatska Kostajnica

FASTA-4M, East German quad launcher for Strela-2/Strela-3 missiles, Air Defense - view 3 — Source: MSR-lang Wiki

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Sources

Fla-Raketen-Startanlage FASTA-4Publisher: Raketen- und Waffentechnischer Dienst im Kdo. MB III | Note: Supports East German development and production at IWP Pinnow, launcher configuration, ship/boat/vehicle use, missile load, and FASTA-4M variant numbers. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 Naval Missiles of Russia/USSRPublisher: NavWeaps | Note: Supports FASTA-4M as a German-designed four-barrel launcher for Strela-2 and Strela-3. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 East German Navy - Naval EncyclopediaPublisher: Naval Encyclopedia | Note: Supports East German naval use of FASTA-4M on Frosch-class landing ships carrying Strela-2M missiles. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 OB-61 NovigradPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a patrol-boat photo captioned with a Fasta-4M system. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 OB-64 Hrvatska KostajnicaPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a second patrol-boat photo captioned with a Fasta-4M system. | Accessed: 2026-06-23 MSR-lang WikiPublisher: Wikimedia Commons | Note: Supports image provenance for a minehunter photo captioned as fitted with FASTA-4M. | Accessed: 2026-06-23