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Stinger Missile

Stinger is the Answer

• Lethal
• Survivable
• Agile
• Versatile
• Responsive
• Deployable
• Sustainable

Benefits Stinger is accurate and lethal impact force of Stinger speeds up Naval units utilize Stinger for
against UAVs, helicopters, cruise to Mach 2.0. surface protection missions on
◗ Accurate and lethal against missiles, and fixed wing aircraft
airborne targets naval vessels.
The Stinger is a lightweight fire Stinger is multi-mission
◗ Fire & Forget and forget, two color, short Stinger is a combat proven cost
Stinger is a versatile multi-mis-
◗ Two color IR/UV seeker range air defense missile designed effective system
sion weapon system and is
for maximum lethality and sur- Stinger is a low cost system and
◗ Reprogrammable for new threats vivability. The advanced passive deployed on over 2500
systems/platforms worldwide. has been in production since 1987
◗ Multi-mission two color IR/UV detector and
The Stinger missile round is with over 44,000 missiles produced
advanced algorithms optimize
◗ Combat proven to date. Stinger has maintained a
target acquisition and ensure common to all of these plat-
◗ Cost effective effectiveness against all known forms, and is used and inter- >90% success rate in tests against
countermeasures. Stinger has changed without modification. advanced threat targets.
embedded software to handle all Stinger is a certified missile round
known threats. In addition, the Ground-based units utilize Stinger
that requires no maintenance thus
seeker combined with proportional for air defense missions in the
minimizing life cycle costs.
navigation guidance allows the Manportable Air Defense System
missile to acquire, track and (MANPADS) configuration or Stinger has been combat proven
engage targets at any aspect. integrated on a variety of vehicles in four major conflicts and has
or ground mounts. over 270 fixed wing and rotary
Stinger’s high agility, supersonic
wing kills. In addition, Stinger is
speed and advanced guidance Aviation units utilize Stinger for
deployed in over 19 international
and control system maximize counter air missions on heli-
countries, and the U.S. Army
accuracy. Superior lethality is copters, and Stinger integration
will maintain Stinger in their
derived from hit-to-kill accuracy, can be expanded to UAVs and
inventory until at least 2018.
a high explosive warhead and the fixed wing aircraft.
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Stinger Missile

Advanced Proportional Boost Eject

2-Color/IR/UV Navigation Guidance
Seeker-Rosette Scan Motor Motor

Hemispherical Rolling Airframe Warhead and

Dome Canard Control Impact Fuse

Redeye Basic Stinger Stinger-POST Stinger-RMP Stinger-RMP Block I

• Focus on fixed-wing threat • Provided all-aspect, RW, FW • Innovative IR/UV detector • Advanced HW/SW to counter • Platform/gunner workload
• Limited to crossing-outgoing engagements • Improved performance in evolving IRCM threat reduction (no superelevation)
aspects, low-g maneuvers • High-speed, high-g targets clutter • Embedded logic to meet all • Increased lethality – Rotor
• IRCCM • Advanced IRCCM current threats wing and small targets
• Provided all-aspect, RW, FW • Enhanced performance against
engagements all aspect angle engagements

1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 ••• 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002
Redeye
Basic Stinger
POST
RMP
RMP Block I

Stinger Missile Characteristics Stinger Missile

Specifications
• Two color detector with rosette scan allows the missile to
effectively discriminate targets from IR countermeasures and Guidance: Advanced Proportional Navigation
background clutter Seeker: Passive IR/UV Tracking Fire & Forget
• Rosette scan seeker, roll frequency sensor, rolling airframe and Speed: Supersonic
advanced proportional navigation provide hit-to-kill guidance Weight: Missile 23 lb 10.1 kg
accuracy against a wide range of maneuvering and non-maneuvering Missile in Tube 28 lb 12.3 kg
targets Diameter: Missile 2.75 in 6.9 cm
• Block I variants use a roll frequency sensor to provide trajectory Missile in Tube 2.87 in 7.3 cm
shaping Length: Missile 58 in 147 cm
Missile in Tube 60 in 152 cm
• Hemispherical dome, optics design and two axis gimbal system
provides acquisition and tracking throughout the entire field-of-regard
• High explosive impact/penetration warhead enhances missile lethality
• Eject motor ensures a safe separation distance from the soldier or
platform before flight motor ignition
• Boost/sustain flight motor provides, and maintains, supersonic
missile speeds resulting in high maneuver capability and significant
kinematic energy at target intercept
• 1,500 + tests to date with >90% reliability

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Tucson, Arizona
85734-1337 USA
520.794.8779
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