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FN-6

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The FN-6 is a Chinese man portable surface to air missile system, a third generation passive infrared homing weapon developed by the Shanghai Academy of Spaceflight Technology from the earlier HN-5 missile. It entered service around 2000 under the domestic designation HN-6, with FN-6 used for export sales, and became one of China's most widely exported shoulder fired air defense systems. An improved variant, the FN-16, was later shown publicly at the 2012 Zhuhai Airshow with enhanced infrared and ultraviolet guidance. 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 surface-to-air missile 1
Introduced Year
2000 1
Classification
Service Status
In Service 1
Weapon Class
Weapon Class (category)
Guided Missile 1
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Source Wikipedia: FN-6
Syrian Civil War, Wars
Source Wikipedia: FN-6
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: FN-6
  • service-status
    service = 2000-present
  • Introduction/adoption year stated in the entity's own sourced description text.
  • Introduction
    is a Chinese man portable surface to air missile system
  • Used In: Syrian Civil War, infobox wars field: 'Syrian civil war'
  • Used In: Russo-Ukrainian War, infobox wars field: 'Russo-Ukrainian War'
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Wikidata: FN-6
Wikidata Q1517239, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)View the Source
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