FIM-92 Stinger

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FIM-92 Stinger

Initial Operational Capability (IOC): 1982
Total Production: ?
Origin: United States of America
Corporations: Raytheon

Parent System: FIM-92 Stinger
Initial Operational Capability (IOC): 1982
Total Production: ?
Family Members: FIM-92 Stinger-RMP

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Description: The FIM-92 Stinger is a combat-proven, lightweight, impact-penetration, supersonic, fire-and-forget, multi-platform, air-to-air and surface-to-air missile developed to counter low level flying threats such as aircraft, helicopters, UAVs and cruise missiles. The Stinger missiles is man-portable and shoulder-fired and has been installed on ground vehicles to provide short-range/close-in air defense capability to ground military units. It has also been installed on helicopters for self-defense purposes.

The Stinger missile replaced the Redeye weapon system. The Stinger incorporates a passive Infrared seeker and was delivered in 1982.

FIM-92 Stinger Applications

Armored Vehicles LAV Artillery Systems M6 Linebacker Auxiliary Vessels Ensdorf Frankenthal Kulmbach Thetis Combat Aircraft AH-64D Apache AH-64D Apache Longbow BO 105 OH-58D Kiowa Warrior Private Aircraft MD-500 Tactical Vehicles Fennek

FIM-92 Stinger Specifications

Dimensions
Diameter: 140 millimeter (5.51 inch)
Length: 1,520 millimeter (60 inch)
Performance
Max Range: 7,000 meter (3.78 nautical mile)
Min Range: 1,000 meter (0.54 nautical mile)
Target's Max Altitude: 3,000 meter (1.86 mile)
Speed
Top Speed: 400 mps (1,440 kph)
Weight
Weight: 5.68 kilogram (12.5 pound)

CEP: Circular Error Probable
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FIM-92 Stinger News

There are 7 news between
9 Jan 2003 and 18 May 2016

Wednesday, May 18, 2016Rheinmetall to Extend the Service Life of Switzerland's Skyguard Air Defence Systems
Tuesday, May 17, 2011Cassidian to Modernise Air Defence Training of German Armed Forces
Friday, October 3, 2008FMS: Taiwan Seeks 30 Block III Apache Attack Helicopters and Related Weapons
Monday, September 10, 2007Netherlands Procure Manpad Cueing System from Rheinmetall
Tuesday, June 27, 2006Egypt to Get Further Avenger Air Defense Systems
Tuesday, December 20, 2005Boeing Delivers First Apache Longbow to Japan
Thursday, January 9, 2003Switzerland Purchases PSTAR-ER Radars

Operators & Related Equipment

OperatorsItems

Denmark?

Egypt?

Germany?
Weapon system to be retired by 2018

Year	Holdings
2015	828
2014	826
2013	835
2012	835

Greece?

Israel?

Italy?

Japan?

Lithuania8

Year	Holdings
2015	8
2014	8	missile launchers
2013	8	missile launchers
2012	8
2011	8	missile launchers
2010	8	missile launchers
2009	8	missile launchers
2008	8	missile launchers
2007	8	missile launchers