FIM-92 Stinger

FIM-92 Stinger
FIM-92 Stinger launcher
TypeMan-portable surface-to-air missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In service1981–present
Used bySee Operators
WarsFalklands 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
Production history
DesignerGeneral Dynamics
Designed1967
ManufacturerRaytheon Missiles & Defense
Unit costFIM-92A: U.S.$38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY)
($119,320 2020 FY[1])
Produced1978–present
VariantsFIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G
Specifications
Mass
  • Missile – 22 lb (10.1 kg)
  • System – 35 lb (15.7 kg)
Length
  • At launch – 5 ft (1.53 m)
  • In flight – 4 ft 6 in (1.37 m)
Diameter2.8 in (70 mm)
Wingspan6.3 in (160 mm)
Crew1

Effective firing range0.1–3 mi (0.16–4.83 km)
WarheadHE-FRAG
Warhead weight6.6 lb (3 kg)
Detonation
mechanism
Impact

EngineSolid-fuel rocket motor
Maximum speed Mach 2.2 (2,440 ft/s; 745 m/s)
Guidance
system
Infrared homing
Launch
platform
MANPADS, M6 Linebacker, Multi-Mission Launcher, Eurocopter Tiger, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, MQ-1 Predator, AH-64 Apache, T129 ATAK[2]
ReferencesJanes[3]

The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM). It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles, and from helicopters and drones as the Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS). It entered service in 1981 and is used by the militaries of the United States and 29 other countries. It is principally manufactured by Raytheon Missiles & Defense and is produced under license by Airbus Defence and Space in Germany and by Roketsan in Turkey.

  1. ^ "$1 in 1980 → 2020". in2013dollars.com.
  2. ^ "T129 ATAK" (PDF). Turkish Aerospace. Archived (PDF) from the original on 14 July 2021. Retrieved 15 July 2021.
  3. ^ Janes (14 June 2022), "Stinger family of MANPADS", Janes Land Warfare Platforms: Artillery & Air Defence, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 17 September 2022