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FIM-92 Stingerlarger figure on 1 of 3
Piorun (missile)larger figure on 2 of 3
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 | Piorun (missile) |
|---|---|---|
| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Poland[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 2019 ( 2019 ) –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 source1.596 m (5.24 ft)[source]
Mass
Single sourceMissile System
Single sourceMissile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)[source]
missile
Single sourcetotal
Single source16.5 kg (36 lb) total 10.5 kg (23 lb) missile
Maximum; Mach 2.2 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 2.2 (2,440 ft/s; 745 m/s)[source]
Maximum; Mach 2.0
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 2
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] | Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designer | General Dynamics[source] | — |
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| Designed | 1967[source] | 2010 ( 2010 ) –2015 ( 2015 )[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Mesko[source] |
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| Unit cost | FIM-92A: U.S.$ 38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY) ($119,320 2020 FY )[source] | 1 mill. EUR/launcher+3 missiles[source] |
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| Produced | 1978–present[source] | 2016 ( 2016 ) –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] | HMX with aluminium powder[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | impact fuze with a delay mechanism, and a proximity fuze for C-UAS[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | infrared homing with argon -cooled seeker[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] | MANPADS[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| No. built | — | 3,000 (as of early 2025)[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 4 km (13,000 ft)[source] |
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| Flight altitude | — | 10 m (33 ft)–4,000 m (13,000 ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Maximum; Maximum speed · source measurement 3
Single source660 m/s (Mach 2.0; 2,400 km/h; 1,500 mph)[source]