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9K34 Strela-3larger figure on 1 of 2
FIM-92 Stingerlarger figure on 1 of 2
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single source1.47 metres (4.8 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | 9K34 Strela-3 | FIM-92 Stinger |
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| Type | Man-portable air-defense systems ( MANPADS )[source] | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Soviet Union[source] | United States[source] |
| In service | 1974–present[source] | 1981–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
At launch In flight
Single sourceAt launch – 5 ft (1.53 m) In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[source]
Full system
Single sourceMissile weight
Single sourceMissile weight: 10.3 kilograms (23 lb) Full system: 16.0 kg (35.3 lb)[source]
Mass
Single sourceMissile System
Single sourceMissile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)
Warhead weight
Single source6.6 lb (3 kg)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Angolan Civil War South African Border War Iran–Iraq War Salvadoran Civil War War in Abkhazia (1992–1993) Yugoslav Wars Second Congo War Afghan Civil War Iraq War[source] | Falklands War Soviet–Afghan War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War Angolan Civil War Sri Lankan Civil War Chadian–Libyan conflict Tajikistani Civil War Kargil War Yugoslav Wars Invasion of Grenada Second Chechen War War in Afghanistan Iraq War Syrian Civil War War in Iraq (2013–2017) Russo-Ukrainian War[source] |
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| Manufacturer | KBM , Kolomna[source] | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 1,800 metres (5,900 ft) vs. jets 3,000 metres (9,800 ft) vs. slow moving targets[source] | — |
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| Designer | — | General Dynamics[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1967[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | FIM-92A: U.S.$ 38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY) ($119,320 2020 FY )[source] |
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| Produced | — | 1978–present[source] |
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| Variants | — | FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G[source] |
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| Warhead | — | HE-FRAG[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Impact[source] |
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| Engine | — | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Infrared homing[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | MANPADS , M6 Linebacker , Multi-Mission Launcher , Eurocopter Tiger , AN/TWQ-1 Avenger , MQ-1 Predator , AH-64 Apache , T129 ATAK[source] |
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| References | — | Janes[source] |
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