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Created page with 'The '''FIM-92 Stinger''' is an American-made portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile. It entered service in 1981 and is currently used by 27 countries, several of whi...'
The '''FIM-92 Stinger''' is an American-made portable infrared-homing [[surface-to-air missile]]. It entered service in 1981 and is currently used by 27 countries, several of which produce it under license. It has 270 confirmed aircraft kills.
Officially it requires two to operate--a gunner and a spotter--although a single operator can handle it. It is classified as a MANPADS (man-portable air defense system.)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''Type'''
| Portable surface-to-air missile
|-
| '''Contractor'''
| Raytheon Missile Systems
|-
| '''Power plant'''
| Solid rocket motor
|-
| '''Length'''
| 1.52 m
|-
| '''Diameter'''
| 70 mm
|-
| '''Guidance system'''
| Infrared homing
|-
| '''Weight'''
| 15.2 kg
|-
| '''Crew'''
| One
|-
|'''Range'''
|15,000 ft
|-
|'''Cost per unit'''
|$38,000
|-
|'''Warhead'''
|6.6 pounds of high explosive
|}
[[Category:Missiles]]
Officially it requires two to operate--a gunner and a spotter--although a single operator can handle it. It is classified as a MANPADS (man-portable air defense system.)
{| class="wikitable"
|-
| '''Type'''
| Portable surface-to-air missile
|-
| '''Contractor'''
| Raytheon Missile Systems
|-
| '''Power plant'''
| Solid rocket motor
|-
| '''Length'''
| 1.52 m
|-
| '''Diameter'''
| 70 mm
|-
| '''Guidance system'''
| Infrared homing
|-
| '''Weight'''
| 15.2 kg
|-
| '''Crew'''
| One
|-
|'''Range'''
|15,000 ft
|-
|'''Cost per unit'''
|$38,000
|-
|'''Warhead'''
|6.6 pounds of high explosive
|}
[[Category:Missiles]]