FIM-92 Stinger vs Starstreak: Specs Compared

FIM-92 Stinger — licensed reference photograph

APortable air defence

FIM-92 Stinger

Man-portable surface-to-air missile

Credit

Audiovisuele Dienst Koninklijke Landmacht (AVDKL) · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Resized · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Source ↗ · Modified

BPortable air defence

Starstreak

Man-portable/Vehicle-mounted surface-to-air missile

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FIM-92 StingerLength

1.37 m

Length source ↗

StarstreakLength

1.397 m

Length source ↗

Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FIM-92 Stingerlarger figure on 1 of 4

Mass+12%

Starstreaklarger figure on 3 of 4

Length+2%
Diameter+86%
Range+71%

Counts only measures both sources give with the same scope. A larger figure is not a better system.

Measured figures

Head to head

19 of 69 rows sourced on both sides

1.37m

1.4m

Length+2%

All recorded figures & sources

1.37 m

Length

Single source

1.53 m

At launch In flight

Single source

At launch – 5 ft (1.53 m) In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)^[source]

1.397 m

Length

Single source

1.397 m (4 ft 7 in)^[source]

160mm

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Wingspan

All recorded figures & sources

0.16 m

Wingspan

Single source

6.3 in (160 mm)^[source]

70mm

130mm

Diameter+86%

All recorded figures & sources

0.07 m

Diameter

Single source

2.8 in (70 mm)^[source]

0.13 m

Diameter

Single source

13 cm (5.1 in)^[source]

15.7kg

14kg

Mass+12%

All recorded figures & sources

15.7 kg

Mass

Single source

10.1 kg

Missile System

Single source

Missile – 22 lb (10.1 kg) System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)^[source]

14 kg

Mass

Single source

14 kg (31 lb)^[source]

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Crew

All recorded figures & sources

1 people

Crew

Single source

1^[source]

2,682km/hMaximum; Maximum speed

>Mach 3

Speed

All recorded figures & sources

2,677.3632 km/h

Maximum; Mach 2.2 (

Single source

2,682 km/h

Maximum; Maximum speed

Single source

Mach 2.2 (2,440 ft/s; 745 m/s)^[source]

>Mach 3^[source]

0.16–8.05kmEffective; Effective firing range

7kmEffective; Effective firing range

Range

All recorded figures & sources

0.16–8.05 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.1–5 mi (0.16–8.05 km)^[source]

7 km

Effective; Effective firing range

Single source

0.3–7 km

Effective; Starstreak Starstreak-II: >

Single source

Starstreak: 0.3–7 km (0.186–4.35 mi) Starstreak-II: >7 km (4.35 mi)^[source]

3kgWarhead weight

0.9kgThree Tungsten-alloy Darts

Warhead massScopes differ

All recorded figures & sources

3 kg

Warhead weight

Single source

6.6 lb (3 kg)^[source]

0.45 kg

PBX-98 per Dart

Single source

0.9 kg

Three Tungsten-alloy Darts

Single source

Three 0.9 kg (2.0 lb) Tungsten-alloy Darts, 450 g (16 oz) PBX-98 per Dart^[source]

Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.

Configuration

Details

FIM-92 Stinger and Starstreak configuration
Specification	FIM-92 Stinger	Starstreak
Type	Man-portable surface-to-air missile^[source]	Man-portable/Vehicle-mounted surface-to-air missile^[source]
Place of origin	United States^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]
In service	1981–present^[source]	1997–present^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See § Operators^[source]
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]	Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]
Designer	General Dynamics^[source]	—
Designed	1967^[source]	1980s^[source]
Manufacturer	Raytheon Missiles & Defense^[source]	Thales Air Defence^[source]
Unit cost	FIM-92A: U.S.$ 38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY) ($119,320 2020 FY )^[source]	—
Produced	1978–present^[source]	November 1986^[source]
Variants	FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G^[source]	See § Variants^[source]
Warhead	HE-FRAG^[source]	Three explosive sub-munitions - 'Darts'^[source]
Detonation mechanism	Impact^[source]	Impact delay^[source]
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]	First stage: Royal Ordnance 'Brambling' cast double-based propellant blip rocket motor Second stage: Royal Ordnance 'Titus' cast double-based propellant^[source]
Guidance system	Infrared homing^[source]	SACLOS , Laser-beam guidance^[source]
Launch platform	MANPADS , M6 Linebacker , Multi-Mission Launcher , Eurocopter Tiger , AN/TWQ-1 Avenger , MQ-1 Predator , AH-64 Apache , T129 ATAK^[source]	—
References	Janes^[source]	—
No. built	—	7,000^[source]
Flight ceiling	—	7 km (22,966 ft)^[source]
Reported operators	Reported operator · Albania Reported operator · Afghanistan Reported operator · Angola Reported operator · Australia Reported operator · Bahrain Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina Reported operator · Chad Reported operator · Chile Reported operator · Colombia Reported operator · Croatia Reported operator · Denmark Reported operator · Egypt Reported operator · Finland Reported operator · France Reported operator · Germany Reported operator · Greece Reported operator · India Reported operator · Iran Reported operator · Iraq Reported operator · Kurdistan Reported operator · Israel Reported operator · Italy Reported operator · Japan Reported operator · Kuwait Reported operator · Latvia Reported operator · Lithuania Reported operator · Morocco Reported operator · Netherlands Reported operator · North Korea Reported operator · Norway Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Portugal Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Saudi Arabia Reported operator · Slovenia Reported operator · South Korea Reported operator · Switzerland Reported operator · Taiwan Reported operator · Turkey Reported operator · Ukraine Reported operator · United Kingdom Reported operator · United States	—

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FIM-92 Stinger

Starstreak

Type

Man-portable surface-to-air missile^[source]

Man-portable/Vehicle-mounted surface-to-air missile^[source]

Place of origin

United States^[source]

United Kingdom^[source]

In service

1981–present^[source]

1997–present^[source]

Used by

See Operators^[source]

See § Operators^[source]

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]

Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]

Designer

General Dynamics^[source]

—

Designed

1967^[source]

1980s^[source]

Manufacturer

Raytheon Missiles & Defense^[source]

Thales Air Defence^[source]

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]

November 1986^[source]

Variants

FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G^[source]

See § Variants^[source]

Warhead

HE-FRAG^[source]

Three explosive sub-munitions - 'Darts'^[source]

Detonation mechanism

Impact^[source]

Impact delay^[source]

Engine

Solid-fuel rocket motor^[source]

First stage: Royal Ordnance 'Brambling' cast double-based propellant blip rocket motor Second stage: Royal Ordnance 'Titus' cast double-based propellant^[source]

Guidance system

Infrared homing^[source]

SACLOS , Laser-beam guidance^[source]

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]

—

No. built

—

7,000^[source]

Flight ceiling

—

7 km (22,966 ft)^[source]

Reported operators

Reported operator · Albania
Reported operator · Afghanistan
Reported operator · Angola
Reported operator · Australia
Reported operator · Bahrain
Reported operator · Bosnia and Herzegovina
Reported operator · Chad
Reported operator · Chile
Reported operator · Colombia
Reported operator · Croatia
Reported operator · Denmark
Reported operator · Egypt
Reported operator · Finland
Reported operator · France
Reported operator · Germany
Reported operator · Greece
Reported operator · India
Reported operator · Iran
Reported operator · Iraq
Reported operator · Kurdistan
Reported operator · Israel
Reported operator · Italy
Reported operator · Japan
Reported operator · Kuwait
Reported operator · Latvia
Reported operator · Lithuania
Reported operator · Morocco
Reported operator · Netherlands
Reported operator · North Korea
Reported operator · Norway
Reported operator · Pakistan
Reported operator · Portugal
Reported operator · Qatar
Reported operator · Saudi Arabia
Reported operator · Slovenia
Reported operator · South Korea
Reported operator · Switzerland
Reported operator · Taiwan
Reported operator · Turkey
Reported operator · Ukraine
Reported operator · United Kingdom
Reported operator · United States

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