FIM-92 Stinger

FIM 92 Stinger

Type	Manportable surface-to-air missile
Place of origin	United States
Service history
In service	1981–present
Used by	See Operators
Wars	Falklands War, Soviet invasion of Afghanistan, Angolan Civil War, Kargil War, Yugoslav Wars, Invasion of Grenada
Production history
Designer	General Dynamics
Designed	1967
Manufacturer	Raytheon Missile Systems
Unit cost	US$38,000
Produced	1978
Variants	FIM-92A, FIM-92B, FIM-92C, FIM-92D, FIM-92G
Specifications (FIM-92 Stinger)
Weight	15.2 kg
Length	1.52 m
Diameter	70 mm
Crew	1
Effective range	8 kilometres (5.0 mi) (FIM-92C Stinger-RMP Block II)
Warhead weight	3 kg
Engine	Solid Rocket Motor
Guidance system	Infrared homing
Launch platform	MANPADS, M6 Linebacker, Eurocopter Tiger, AN/TWQ-1 Avenger, MQ-1 Predator, AH-64 Apache