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Produced by the [[Soviet Union]]/[[Russia]], the system was exported to many countries, including [[Cuba]], [[Greece]] (from the former [[East Germany]]), [[Polish military|Poland]], [[Syria]], [[Ecuador]] and [[Iraq]].
During the [[1982 Lebanon war
In the late 1980s, Cuba deployed several 9K33 Osa units in southern Angola, which posed a significant threat to [[South African Air Force|South African]] [[Air supremacy|air superiority]] at shorter ranges.<ref>George, Edward in: ''The Cuban Intervention in Angola, 1965–1991'', Frank Cass, London, New York, 2005, {{ISBN|0-415-35015-8}}, p. 236-237</ref> The South African [[61 Mechanised Battalion Group]] captured an intact 9K33 Osa anti-aircraft missile system on 3 October 1987 during the [[Battle of Cuito Cuanavale]]. This was the first time that such a system had fallen into possession of non-Warsaw Pact forces, giving Western intelligence agencies an opportunity to examine an important Soviet-bloc weapon system.<ref>Turton, A.R. 2010. ''Shaking Hands with Billy''. Durban: Just Done Publications.</ref>
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