FN-6 vs Starburst (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

Starburst (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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Starburst (missile)Starburst · Length

1.39 m

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Measured figures

Head to head

12 of 38 rows sourced on both sides

1.5m

1.39mStarburst · Length

Length

All recorded figures & sources

1.495 m

Length

Single source

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

1.39 m

Starburst · Length

Single source

Configuration

Details

FN-6 and Starburst (missile) configuration
Specification	FN-6	Starburst (missile)
Type	Man-portable surface-to-air missile^[source]	Man-portable air-defense system^[source]Starburst
Place of origin	China^[source]	United Kingdom^[source]Starburst
In service	2000–present^[source]	1990 to present^[source]Starburst
Used by	See Operators^[source]

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

Designed	1990s^[source]	—

Manufacturer	Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology (SAST)^[source]	Thales Air Defence^[source]Starburst

Variants	See Variants^[source]	See Variants^[source]Starburst

Engine	Rocket Motor^[source]	—

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

Guidance system	Multi-element passive infrared homing^[source]	Beam-riding^[source]Starburst

Launch platform	MANPADS & surface^[source]	—

Designer	—	Thales Air Defence and Thomson-CSF^[source]Starburst

Produced	—	1986 to 2001^[source]Starburst

No. built	—	13,389^[source]Starburst

Muzzle velocity	—	Mach 2^[source]Starburst

Sights	—	Optical sight^[source]Starburst

Warhead	—	High explosive fragmentation^[source]Starburst

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