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AAir defence
Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile
At a glance
ATILGAN PMSSlarger figure on 3 of 3
Rapier (missile)larger figure on 0 of 3
Measured figures
Length
Single source4.863 m (16.0 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | ATILGAN PMSS | Rapier (missile) |
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| Type | Self-propelled anti-aircraft weapon Mobile air defense missile system Surface to air missile[source] | Surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | Turkey[source] | United Kingdom[source] |
| In service | 2001–present[source] | 1971–present[source] |
| Used by | Turkish Armed Forces Turkish Naval Forces[source] | See operators |
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
2.235 m (88.0 in)[source]
(Basic), 3 (STC)
Single source2 (Basic), 3 (STC)[source]
Maximum; on land
Single sourceMaximum; swimming
Single source67.6 km/h (36.5 kn; 42.0 mph) on land 5.8 km/h (3.1 kn; 3.6 mph) swimming[source]
Maximum; Mach 3 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine
Single sourceDetroit Diesel 6V53T, 6-cylinder diesel engine 205 kW (275 hp)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
Iran[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt
Kenya[source]Current operator entry; any stated variant or condition remains in the excerpt
| Manufacturer | ROKETSAN and ASELSAN[source] | British Aircraft Corporation (1963–1977) BAe Dynamics (1977–1999) MBDA UK (since 1999)[source] |
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| Produced | 2001–present[source] | 1969–1990s[source] |
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| No. built | 100+[source] | ≈25,000 missiles, 600 launchers and 350 radars[source] |
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| Main armament | 4 or 8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Secondary armament | 1x 12.7 mm (0.500 in) automatic machine gun[source] | — |
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| Payload capacity | 8 ready-to-fire Stinger missiles[source] | — |
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| Suspension | torsion bar, 5 road wheels[source] | — |
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| Wars | — | Falklands War Iran–Iraq War Gulf War[source] |
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| Designer | — | British Aircraft Corporation[source] |
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| Designed | — | 1963[source] |
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| Variants | — | Mk1 ("Hittile"), Mk2B (Missile)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | Blast fragmentation[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | Proximity triggered[source] |
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| Engine | — | solid-fuel rocket[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 3,000 m (9,800 ft) (Mk1 missile), 5,000 m (16,000 ft) (Mk2)[source] |
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| Guidance system | — | Semi-automatic command to line of sight[source] |
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| Steering system | — | flight control surface[source] |
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| Launch platform | — | vehicle or trailer[source] |
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Mach 3 (3,700 km/h; 2,300 mph)[source]