FIM-92 Stinger
The FIM-92 Stinger is a 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 helicopters (as an air-to-air missile). Developed in the United States, it entered service in 1981 and is used by the militaries of the United States and 29 other countries. It is principally manufactured by Raytheon Missile Systems and is produced under license by EADS in Germany and by ROKETSAN in Turkey, with 70,000 missiles produced.
Q223697
FIM-92 Stinger
MISC
-92^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
-92
NUMBER
Q1465101
man-portable air-defense system
Concept
Q1366032
infrared homing
Concept
Q466704
surface-to-air missile
Concept
Q243249
air-to-air missile
Concept
1981-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1981
DATE
Q30
United States
LOC
+29^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#decimal
29
NUMBER
Q3552628
Raytheon Missile Systems
ORG
Q67
EADS
Concept
Q183
Germany
LOC
Q2548367
ROKETSAN
ORG
Q43
Turkey
LOC
Q223697
FIM-92 Stinger
MISC
Q1465101
man-portable air-defense system
Concept
Q223697
FIM-92 Stinger
MISC
Q466704
surface-to-air missile
Concept
Q67
EADS
Concept
Q183
Germany
LOC
Q2548367
ROKETSAN
ORG
Q43
Turkey
LOC