FIM-92 Stinger - Wikipedia
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).
Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger - Designation-Systems.Net
In 1977, General Dynamics had begun full-scale development of a next-generation Stinger, designated XFIM-92B. This missile, also known as Stinger -POST (Passive Optical Seeker Technique), has a new microprocessor-controlled two-band (IR/UV) seeker head.
FIM-92 Stinger - Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance
The stinger was designed to provide air defense capabilities to U.S. and allied troops when forward deployed and thus eliminate the immediate need for air support should an enemy aircraft threaten the troops. The FIM-92 Stinger served as a replacement to the FIM-43 Redeye.
FIM-92 Stinger: The Game Changing and Highly Accurate Surface ...
2022年3月7日 · The FIM-92 Stinger missile is five feet long and 2.8 inches in diameter, with four 3.9-inch folding fins that keep it stable while in flight. The missile itself weighs 22 pounds, and when in its reusable launch tube clocks in at 34 pounds.
How Stinger Missiles Work - HowStuffWorks
2024年2月27日 · The Stinger missile is a deadly man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that can be rapidly deployed by ground troops. It's lightweight, combat-proven and has a greater than 90 percent success rate.
FIM-92 Stinger - history of creation - specifications
The Stinger, designated FIM-92, is an American man-portable air defense system (MANPADS). It is designed to destroy low-flying targets such as airplanes, helicopters, and UAVs. While primarily used against airborne targets, it has limited capabilities against certain lightly …
FIM-92 Stinger - Weaponsystems.net
The FIM-92 Stinger is a late Cold War era man portable air defense system of US origin. It was developed as a more capable successor to the FIM-43 Redeye. The Stinger is one of the most widely used and best known man portable SAM systems.
Stinger FIM-92 MANPADS - Army Recognition
2024年11月22日 · Light to carry and easy to operate, the FIM-92 Stinger is a passive surface-to-air missile, shoulder-fired by a single operator, although officially it requires two. The FIM-92B missile can also be fired from the M-1097 Avenger and M6 Linebacker.
FIM-92A Stinger Weapons System: RMP & Basic - GlobalSecurity.org
The Stinger missile, a full-dimensional protection weapon, is the Army's system for short-range air defense that provides the ground maneuver commander force protection against low-altitude...
NATO Secures $700 Million Contract for Stinger Missiles to ...
2024年7月10日 · The FIM-92 Stinger, developed by Raytheon, is a portable surface-to-air missile system first produced in 1978. It can be deployed by ground troops or mounted on vehicles to provide short-range defense against aerial threats.