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Stinger Missile

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The Stinger, formally designated FIM-92, is an American man-portable infrared-homing surface-to-air missile principally produced by Raytheon Missiles and Defense, with additional manufacture by Airbus Defence and Space in Germany and Roketsan in Turkey, and it entered service in 1981. Designed to be carried and fired from the shoulder by a single soldier, the missile can also be mounted on ground vehicles, helicopters and small drones for a broader air-defense role. The Stinger made its combat debut during the 1982 Falklands War and later played a significant role in Afghanistan during the 1980s, where Central Intelligence Agency-supplied Stingers gave Afghan fighters an effective counter to Soviet helicopters and ground-attack aircraft. Its combination of portability, a passive infrared guidance system that requires no radar and a reputation for reliability has kept the Stinger in service and in demand across numerous later conflicts.

Facts
Weapon Class
Man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS) 1
Introduced Year
1981 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Associated With

US-supplied FIM-92 Stinger missiles given to the mujahideen from 1986 sharply reduced Soviet air superiority and are widely credited with turning the war

Source Wikipedia: Soviet-Afghan War
Soviet-Afghan War, Wars

American supplied Stinger missiles, in the hands of Afghan mujahideen, took a heavy toll on Soviet aircraft during the Soviet-Afghan War

Operated By

Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger

Used In

Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
Falklands War, Wars
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Gulf War, Wars
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Iran-Iraq War, Wars
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Iraq War, Wars
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Kargil War, Wars
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Syrian Civil War, Wars
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Yugoslav Wars, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
In the Other Atlases
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1. Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
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  • 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).
  • Lead section, paragraph 1, third sentence
    It entered service in 1981 and is used by the militaries of the United States and 29 other countries.
  • service-status
    service = 1981-present
  • Weapon class classified from the entity's own sourced description text.
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Wikidata: FIM-92 Stinger
Wikidata Q223697, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
Wikipedia: FIM-92 Stinger
  • 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
  • Operated By: British Army, Wikipedia article text
    At the onset of the conflict soldiers of the British Army's Special Air Service (SAS) had been clandestinely equipped with six missiles, although they had received little instruction in their use.
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