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FIM-92 Stingerlarger figure on 1 of 3
Type 91 surface-to-air missilelarger 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 | Type 91 surface-to-air missile |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] |
| Place of origin | United States[source] | Japan[source] |
| In service | 1981–present[source] | 1994–Present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | Japan |
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 sourceType 91 surface-to-air missile · Mass
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]
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] | Toshiba[source] |
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| Designed | 1967[source] | 1979-1990[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon Missiles & Defense[source] | Toshiba[source] |
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| Unit cost | FIM-92A: U.S.$ 38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY) ($119,320 2020 FY )[source] | $ 145,000 (As of 2006)[source] |
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| Produced | 1978–present[source] | 1991–1993 (Original) 2007–Present (Type 91 Kai)[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] | — |
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| Detonation mechanism | Impact[source] | — |
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| Engine | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] | Solid Rocket Motor Mach 1.9[source] |
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| Guidance system | Infrared homing[source] | Infrared homing[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] | Kawasaki OH-1 Toshiba Type 93 Surface-to-air missile[source] |
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| References | Janes[source] | — |
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| Reported operators |
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