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FIM-92 Stinger

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The FIM-92 Stinger is an American man-portable air-defense system that functions as an infrared-homing surface-to-air missile. It can be fired from the shoulder or adapted to a range of ground vehicles, helicopters and drones as the Air-to-Air Stinger. It entered service in 1981 and has since been used by the United States military and by the armed forces of at least 29 other countries. The missile is principally built by Raytheon Missiles and Defense, and is also produced under license by Airbus Defence and Space in Germany and by Roketsan in Turkey. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

Facts
Weapon Class
Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS), infrared homing surface-to-air missile 1
Introduced Year
1981 2
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
Connections

Used In

Angolan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Falklands War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Gulf War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Iran-Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Iraq War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Kargil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Russo-Ukrainian War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Second Chechen War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Sri Lankan Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Yugoslav Wars, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
In the Other Atlases
Sources
1. Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
  • Infobox, service field
    1981-present
  • Lead section, opening clause (type)
    man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM)
  • Lead section, opening sentence
    The FIM-92 Stinger is an American-designed man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile (SAM).
  • service-status
    service = 1981-present
  • Used In: Falklands War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Falklands War
  • Used In: Soviet-Afghan War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Soviet-Afghan War
  • Used In: Iran-Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iran-Iraq War
  • Used In: Gulf War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Gulf War
  • Used In: Angolan Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Angolan Civil War
  • Used In: Sri Lankan Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Sri Lankan Civil War
  • Used In: Kargil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Kargil War
  • Used In: Yugoslav Wars, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Yugoslav Wars
  • Used In: Second Chechen War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Second Chechen War
  • Used In: War in Afghanistan (2001-2021), Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: War in Afghanistan
  • Used In: Iraq War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Iraq War
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Syrian Civil War
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, Infobox, wars field
    Infobox wars field lists: Russo-Ukrainian War
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2. Wikidata: FIM-92 Stinger
Wikidata Q223697, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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