Libya’s Soviet-Supplied Delivery Systems

Libya has Soviet-supplied Scud and Frog missiles and is trying to build its own heavy missile, the Al-Fatah. The most likely delivery system for Libya’s chemical weapons, however, would be Soviet-supplied fighter planes. Libya has 376 warplanes, including Soviet nuclear-capable Tu-22 bombers, MiG-23, MiG-21 and Su-24 fighters, according to the 1994-1995 Military Balance, published by the International Institute for Strategic Studies in London.

FROG-7

Supplier: Soviet Union
Range: 60-70 kilometers
Payload: 450-550 kilograms
Length: 9-9.5 meters
Weight: 2.3-2.5 tons
Propulsion: Single-stage; solid fuel
Mission: Nuclear, chemical or high-explosive warhead
Status: 40 deployed

Scud-B

Supplier: Soviet Union
Range: 280-300 kilometers
Payload: 800-1,000 kilograms
Length: 11.5 meters
Weight: 6.37 tons
Propulsion: Single-stage; liquid fuel
Mission: Nuclear, chemical or high-explosive warhead
Status: 80 deployed