History
50 Redeye systems were delivered to the Mujahideen by the US during the Soviet war in Afghanistan in 1984, where they were used to shoot down a number of aircraft including several Su-25 jets as well as Mi-24 and Mi-8 helicopters. By November 1985 it had largely been replaced by the dramatically more successful FIM-92 Stinger missiles.
The Redeye was known as Hamlet in Danish service and as RBS 69 in Swedish service.
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