FIM-92 Stinger
«Stinger»
MANPADSUnited States1981In service
Passive IR/UV MANPADS, NATO standard against low-altitude aircraft.
MANPADS
ID — FIM-92-STINGERUnited States · Raytheon
FIM-92 Stinger
Stinger
Passive IR/UV MANPADS, NATO standard against low-altitude aircraft.
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- Reliability
- Unverified
- Sources
- Sources pending review
Identity
- Designation
- FIM-92 Stinger
- Alias
- Stinger
- Manufacturer
- Raytheon
- Country
- United States
- Year
- 1981
- Category
- MANPADS
- Status
- In service
Performance
- Range
- 8 km
- Top speed
- Mach 2.54
- Guidance
- IR + UV passivo
- Warhead
- HE-frag 3 kg
Physical characteristics
- Launch platform
- Spalleggiabile / veicolo / elicottero
- Length
- 1.52 m
- Launch weight
- 15.2 kg
- Unit cost
- 0.4 M USD
Production & inventory
- Annual production
- ≈600/anno (linea Tucson riaperta nel 2023)
- Estimated inventory
- ≈70.000 prodotti complessivi (1981-2024)
- Unit cost
- 0.4 M USD
Combat use
- ▸Afghanistan 1986-89 — about 270 Soviet helicopters downed by the mujahideen.
- ▸Iraq 1991 — engagements against Mi-24 and UAVs.
- ▸Ukraine 2022-2024 — documented kills of Ka-52, Mi-8 and Shahed-136.
Main operators
United StatesNATOUkraineTaiwan
History
Famous for supporting Afghan mujahideen in the 1980s against Soviet helicopters, Stinger reshaped low-altitude air combat.
Block I/RMP+ adds a two-color IR/UV seeker to discriminate flares and targets, keeping Stinger relevant in Ukraine (2022-).
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