The FIM-92 Stinger is a passive surface-to-air missile that can be shoulder-fired by a single operator (although the standard military procedure calls for two operators, a team chief, and a gunner). The Stinger was intended to supplant the FIM-43 Redeye MANPAD system, the principal difference being that, unlike the Redeye, the Stinger can acquire the target when the target approaches the operator, giving much more time to acquire and destroy the target.
The FIM-92B missile can also be fired from the M1097 Avenger and the M6 Linebacker. The missile is also capable of being deployed from a Humvee Stinger rack and can be used by airborne troops. A helicopter launched version exists called Air-to-Air Stinger (ATAS).
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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 (Air to Air Stinger). It is principally manufactured by Raytheon Missile Systems and is produced under license by Airbus Defence in Germany and by ROKETSAN in Turkey, with 70,000 missiles produced.
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