FIM-92 Stinger

FIM-92 Stinger
FIM-92 Stinger launcher
Type	Man-portable surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1981–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Falklands 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
Designer	General Dynamics
Designed	1967
Manufacturer	Raytheon Missiles & Defense
Unit cost	FIM-92A: U.S.$38,000 (missile only, 1980 FY) ($119,320 2020 FY[1])
Produced	1978–present
Variants	FIM-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)
Diameter	2.8 in (70 mm)
Wingspan	6.3 in (160 mm)
Crew	1
Effective firing range	0.16–4.83 km (0.1–3 mi)
Warhead	HE-FRAG
Warhead weight	6.6 lb (3 kg)
Detonation mechanism	Impact
Engine	Solid-fuel rocket motor
Maximum speed	745 m/s (Mach 2.2; 2,440 ft/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]
References	Janes[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.