FIM-92 Stinger
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Key facts
- Type
- Man-portable surface-to-air missile
- Place of origin
- United States
- In service
- 1981–present
- Used by
- See Operators
- Designer
- General Dynamics
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon Missiles & Defense
- Unit cost
- FIM-92A: U.S.$ 38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY), ($119,320 2020 FY )
- Produced
- 1978–present
- Variants
- FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G
- Mass
- Missile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)
- Length
- At launch – 5 ft (1.53 m) In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
- Diameter
- 2.8 in (70 mm)
- Wingspan
- 6.3 in (160 mm)
- Effective firing range
- 0.1–5 mi (0.16–8.05 km)
- Warhead
- HE-FRAG
- Warhead weight
- 6.6 lb (3 kg)
- Detonation mechanism
- Impact
- Engine
- Solid-fuel rocket motor
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The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from helicopters and drones as the Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS). It entered service in 1981 and is used by the militaries of the United States and 29 other countries. It is principally manufactured by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and is produced under license by Airbus Defence and Space in Germany and by Roketsan in Turkey.
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