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FIM-92 Stingerlarger figure on 3 of 4
PZR Gromlarger figure on 1 of 4
Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.
Measured figures
At launch In flight
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Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FIM-92 Stinger | PZR Grom |
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| 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] | 1995–present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
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]
Mass
Single sourceand for missile only
Single source16.5 kilograms (36 lb), and for missile only 10.5 kilograms (23 lb)
Bars 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] | Second Chechen War Russo-Georgian War War in Donbas[source] |
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| Designer | General Dynamics[source] | Military Institute of Armament Technology , WAT Military University of Technology , Skarżysko Rocket Design Bureau[source] |
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| Designed | 1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Mesko , Skarżysko-Kamienna[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] | 1995–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] | contact[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[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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| Flight altitude | — | 3.5 kilometres (11,000 ft)[source] |
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