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Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Landmacht (AVDKL) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified
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Measured figures
At launch In flight
Single sourceLength
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FIM-92 Stinger | Starburst (missile) |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source]Starburst |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | United Kingdom[source]Starburst |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 1990 to present[source]Starburst |
| Used by | See Operators[source] |
At launch – 5 ft (1.53 m) In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)[source]
Starburst · Length
Single source139 centimetres (55 in)[source]Starburst
Mass
Single sourceMissile System
Single sourceMissile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)[source]
Starburst · Launcher
Single sourceStarburst · Missile
Single sourceMaximum; Mach 2.2 (
Single sourceMaximum; Maximum speed
Single sourceMach 2.2 (2,440 ft/s; 745 m/s)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
See Operators[source]Starburst |
| 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] | Gulf War[source]Starburst |
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| Designer | General Dynamics[source] | Thales Air Defence and Thomson-CSF[source]Starburst |
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| Designed | 1967[source] | — |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Thales Air Defence[source]Starburst |
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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] | 1986 to 2001[source]Starburst |
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| Variants | FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G[source] | See Variants[source]Starburst |
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| Warhead | HE-FRAG[source] | High explosive fragmentation[source]Starburst |
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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] | Beam-riding[source]Starburst |
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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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| No. built | — | 13,389[source]Starburst |
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| Muzzle velocity | — | Mach 2[source]Starburst |
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| Sights | — | Optical sight[source]Starburst |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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Missile: 15.2 kilograms (34 lb) Launcher: 8.5 kilograms (19 lb)[source]Starburst