FN-6 vs Fulgur (missile): Specs Compared

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AI-generated illustration · Not a photograph — Representative exterior of FN-6

APortable air defence

FN-6

Man-portable surface-to-air missile

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BPortable air defence

Fulgur (missile)

Man-portable air-defense system

First system

Second system

At a glance

Side by side

Length comparisonOne shared metre scale

FN-6Length

1.495 m

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Fulgur (missile)Length

1.5 m

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Lengths retain their source configuration and measurement scope.

FN-6larger figure on 0 of 1

None

Fulgur (missile)larger figure on 1 of 1

Length

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

Measured figures

Head to head

14 of 36 rows sourced on both sides

1.5m

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.495 m

Length

Single source

1,495 mm (4.905 ft)^[source]

1.5 m

Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

FN-6 and Fulgur (missile) configuration
Specification	FN-6	Fulgur (missile)
Type	Man-portable surface-to-air missile^[source]	Man-portable air-defense system^[source]
Place of origin	China^[source]	Italy^[source]
In service	2000–present^[source]	Planned for early 2028^[source]
Used by	See Operators^[source]	See Operators^[source]

Wars	Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Internal conflict in Myanmar Russo-Ukrainian War^[source]	—

Designed	1990s^[source]	Since 2023^[source]

Manufacturer	Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)^[source]	MBDA Italy^[source]

Variants	See Variants^[source]	—

Engine	Rocket Motor^[source]	Rocket engine by AvioAero^[source]

Flight altitude	15–3,800 m (49–12,467 ft)^[source]	—

Guidance system	Multi-element passive infrared homing^[source]	Target acquisition: electro-optic sensor with a processing unit and an IFF Missile guidance: "Sophisticated seeker featuring image processing capabilities"^[source]

Launch platform	MANPADS & surface^[source]	Man-portable launcher Vehicle-launched planned Aircraft-launch planned^[source]

Designer	—	MBDA Italy MBDA^[source]

Produced	—	From 2026^[source]

No. built	—	Production capacity > 1,000 per year^[source]

Steering system	—	Canards^[source]

Role	—	very short-range air defence system^[source]

Reported operators	Reported operator · Bangladesh Reported operator · Cameroon Reported operator · Cambodia Reported operator · China Reported operator · Ghana Reported operator · Malaysia Reported operator · Namibia Reported operator · Pakistan Reported operator · Peru Reported operator · Qatar Reported operator · Sudan Reported operator · Syria Reported operator · Ukraine	—