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Hybrid mobile surface-to-air missile launcher system and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger is a hybrid mobile surface-to-air missile launcher system and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun originating in United States. It was built by Boeing. Reported operators include Lithuanian Air Defense Battalion , United States Army , United States Marine Corps , Ukrainian Military.
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AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Avenger air defense missile system Type Hybrid mobile surface-to-air missile launcher system and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun Place of origin United States Service history In service 1989–present Used by Lithuanian Air Defense Battalion , United States Army , United States Marin
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Hybrid mobile surface-to-air missile launcher system and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun
United States
1989–present
Lithuanian Air Defense Battalion , United States Army , United States Marine Corps , Ukrainian Military
Boeing
1980s–present
Over 1,100 by 2002
8,600 pounds (3,900 kg)
16 feet 3 inches (4.95 m)
7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m)
8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m)
2 (Basic), 3 (STC)
4/8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles
.50 FN M3P machine gun
Detroit Diesel cooled V-8 135 horsepower (101 kW)
275 miles (443 km)
55 miles per hour (89 km/h) (launcher) Mach 2.2 (effector)
– 8,600 pounds (3,900 kg)
Bahrain
Egypt
Iraq
Lithuania
Taiwan
United States
Ukraine
– 55 miles per hour (89 km/h)
– 275 miles (443 km)
– 135 horsepower (101 kW)
Reference text from Wikipedia contributors, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.
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Sourced dimensions beside a 1.75 m human reference.
Points represent sourced observations, including revisions. Revisions on the same effective date are not separate inventory events. Ranges appear in the table and are not plotted as exact points.
| Observation / report period | Value | Source | Claim state |
|---|---|---|---|
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | superseded |
| 28 Sept 2026 | 4.95 m | Wikipedia contributors | approved |
AN/TWQ-1 Avenger equipment records. Variants, orders and quantities are shown as reported in each inventory source; coverage is incomplete.
BahrainLower-bound count for AN/TWQ-1 Avenger. Service scope: Royal Bahraini Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): number: 10+. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
EgyptAir Defence Command exact named equipment holdings: M1097 Avenger. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
IraqReported count for TWQ-1 Avenger. Service scope: current equipment of the Iraqi Ground Forces; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): quantity: 100. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-05-08. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.
Lithuania
Saudi ArabiaAir Defence Forces exact named equipment holdings: M1097 Avenger. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
TaiwanArmy exact named equipment holdings: M1097 Avenger. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
UkraineArmy exact named equipment holdings: M1097 Avenger. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
United StatesUS Army exact named equipment holdings: M1097 Avenger. Active, operational-reserve and training units excluding equipment in store; November 2025 IISS assessment. Named service only; no parent-force or national total inferred. Source role: AIR DEFENCE / Point-defence. Original estimates, ranges, reporting names, reserve, lease and employment scopes retained; nested included counts are not added. Missile-system quantities mean launchers, not rounds. No readiness, crew, carried weapon, payload, factory-production or future order count inherited.
Lithuanian Air Defense Battalion , United States Army , United States Marine Corps , Ukrainian Military
Equipment reference ↗Reported count for AN/TWQ-1 Avenger. Service scope: Egyptian Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Excludes retired/reserve/on-order rows. Count column(s): quantity: 75. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. The components do not establish one inventory census date; the stored date is the retrieved source snapshot.
Reported count for AN/TWQ-1. Service scope: United States Army; does not replace a national total. 1 distinct count cell(s) from the same source list; shared rowspan cells counted once. Retired, wholly reserve and on-order rows are excluded; the reported count retains any explicitly mixed stock scope in the quoted row. Count column(s): numbers: 453. Origin: United States. The listed variants/roles are the scope, not an immediately deployable count. Dates are the count-cell citations' stated source period (2024), not the article revision. Cited source 2024-02-12. Edition or publication years do not claim an exact inventory census day.