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FIM-92 Stingerlarger figure on 1 of 4
KP-SAM Chironlarger figure on 3 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
Length
Single sourceAt launch In flight
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FIM-92 Stinger | KP-SAM Chiron |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Manportable surface-to-air missile ( MANPADS )[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | South Korea[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 2005–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators |
At launch – 5 ft (1.53 m) In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[source]
Length
Single source1.68 m (5.5 ft)[source]
Mass
Single sourceMissile System
Single sourceMissile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)[source]
Missile
Single sourceTotal
Single sourceTotal: 19.5 kg (43 lb) Missile: 15 kg (33 lb)
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 2.2 (
Single sourceMach 2.2 (2,440 ft/s; 745 m/s)[source]
Maximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 2.5 (
Single sourceBars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| 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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| Designer | General Dynamics[source] | Agency for Defense Development NEX1 Future[source] |
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| Designed | 1967[source] | 1995–2004[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | LIG Defense & Aerospace[source] |
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| Unit cost | FIM-92A: U.S.$ 38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY) ($119,320 2020 FY )[source] | € 2.6 million (2023)[source] |
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| Produced | 1978–present[source] | 2004–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] | 720 Tungsten balls[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | Solid fuel rocket[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | 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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| Flight ceiling | — | 4 km (13,000 ft)[source] |
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| Role | — | South Korean shoulder-launched surface-to-air missile[source] |
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| Source measurement | — | In 2014, Indonesia bought the KP-SAM for integration with the Skyshield 35 mm anti-aircraft system. It was previously shown at the Indo Defence 2014 exhibition.[source]KP-SAM Chiron · History; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage According to Agency for Defense Development officials, the missile is superior to the American FIM-92 Stinger or the French Mistral in hit probability, price and portability. It had been involved in a missile test where the Shingung's missile made impact on a low-flying target as high as 3.5 kilometers with a speed of 697.5 m/s (more than Mach 2.36) and a distance range of 7 km.[source]KP-SAM Chiron · Features; only the objects and conditions stated in this passage |
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Mach 2.5 (851 m/s; 3,060 km/h)[source]