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FN-6larger figure on 0 of 1
Piorun (missile)larger figure on 1 of 1
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Measured figures
Length
Single source1,495 mm (4.905 ft)[source]
Length
Single sourceConfiguration
| Specification | FN-6 | Piorun (missile) |
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| Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile[source] | Man-portable air-defense system[source] |
| Place of origin | China[source] | Poland[source] |
| In service | 2000–present[source] | 2019 ( 2019 ) –present[source] |
| Used by | See Operators[source] | See Operators[source] |
1.596 m (5.24 ft)[source]
Warhead weight
Single source1.82 kg (4.0 lb)[source]
Bars compare reported quantities only. A larger figure does not make a system better; configurations and test conditions differ.
| Wars | Syrian civil war War in Iraq (2013–2017) Internal conflict in Myanmar Russo-Ukrainian War[source] | Russian invasion of Ukraine[source] |
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| Designed | 1990s[source] | 2010 ( 2010 ) –2015 ( 2015 )[source] |
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| Manufacturer | Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)[source] | Mesko[source] |
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| Variants | See Variants[source] | — |
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| Engine | Rocket Motor[source] | Solid-fuel rocket motor[source] |
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| Flight altitude | 15–3,800 m (49–12,467 ft)[source] | 10 m (33 ft)–4,000 m (13,000 ft)[source] |
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| Guidance system | Multi-element passive infrared homing[source] | infrared homing with argon -cooled seeker[source] |
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| Launch platform | MANPADS & surface[source] | MANPADS[source] |
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| Unit cost | — | 1 mill. EUR/launcher+3 missiles[source] |
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| Produced | — | 2016 ( 2016 ) –present[source] |
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| No. built | — | 3,000 (as of early 2025)[source] |
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| Warhead | — | HMX with aluminium powder[source] |
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| Detonation mechanism | — | impact fuze with a delay mechanism, and a proximity fuze for C-UAS[source] |
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| Flight ceiling | — | 4 km (13,000 ft)[source] |
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| Reported operators |
| — |
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