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| Specification | FIM-92 Stinger | FIM-92A |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | — |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | — |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | — |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | — |
| Wars | 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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At launch – 5 ft (1.53 m) In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[source]
Mass
Single sourceMissile System
Single sourceMissile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)[source]
Maximum; Mach 2.2 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 2.2 (2,440 ft/s; 745 m/s)[source]
Effective; Effective firing range
Single source0.1–5 mi (0.16–8.05 km)[source]
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.
General Dynamics[source]
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| Designed | 1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[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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| Variant description | — | FIM-92A : Stinger Basic : The basic model.[source]Only the source-declared variant FIM-92A |
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| Reported operators |
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