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Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FIM-92 Stinger | QW missile |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | China[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 1992–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]
1.447米[source]
Mass
Single sourceMissile System
Single sourceMissile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)[source]
QW-1
Single sourceQW-2
Single sourceMaximum; 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]
Operational; QW-1
Single sourceOperational; QW-2
Single sourceOperational; QW-3/4
Single sourceQW-1: 0.5–5 km (0.31–3.11 mi) QW-2: 0.5–6 km (0.31–3.73 mi) QW-3/4: 0.8–8 km (0.50–4.97 mi)[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.
| 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] | — |
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| Designed | 1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Liuzhou Changhong Aerospace of the China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation (CASIC)[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] | See Variants[source] |
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| Warhead | HE-FRAG[source] | 1.42 kg (3.1 lb) high-explosive fragmentation (HE-Frag)[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | QW-1: impact QW-2/3/4: impact and laser proximity[source] |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | Rocket motor[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | QW-1: Infrared homing (IR) QW-2: Infrared homing (IR) QW-3: Semi-active laser homing (SALH) QW-4: Imaging infrared homing (IIR)[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 & surface[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Flight ceiling | — | QW-1: 30–4,000 m (98–13,123 ft) QW-2: 10–4,000 m (33–13,123 ft) QW-3/4: 4–5,000 m (13–16,404 ft)[source] |
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QW-3
Single sourceQW-4
Single sourceQW-1: 16.5 kilograms (36 lb) QW-2: 18 kilograms (40 lb) QW-3: 21 kilograms (46 lb) QW-4: 21 kilograms (46 lb)[source]