Profile
- Type
- Man-portable air-defense system
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Origin
- United States
- Service note
- Portable air defense
Air Defense
FIM-92 Stinger
A shoulder-fired missile used by infantry to threaten low-flying aircraft and helicopters. Stingers are part of the portable air defense layer that complicates Russian air operations.
- Conflict side
- Ukraine
- Built by
- Raytheon (RTX)
- Built in
- United States
Service History
- Used by
- Ukrainian Armed Forces
Production History
- Built by
- Raytheon (RTX)
- Built in
- United States
Specifications
- Crew
- 1 operator possible; commonly used by 2-person team
- Missile
- Infrared-homing surface-to-air missile
- Range
- About 4.8 km
- Altitude
- About 3.8 km / 12,500 ft
- Mobility
- Man-portable; also vehicle and helicopter adaptable
- Targets
- Low-altitude aircraft, helicopters, UAVs, and some cruise missiles depending variant
Conflict Usage
- Russia-Ukraine War
- Side: Ukraine
Supplied to Ukrainian forces as a portable air defense layer against low-flying aircraft and helicopters.
FIM-92 Stinger Images
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Stinger MissilePublisher: Raytheon | Note: Supports general system specifications and background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19FIM-92 StingerPublisher: Missile Defense Advocacy Alliance | Note: Supports additional system background. | Accessed: 2026-06-19Fact Sheet on U.S. Security Assistance to UkrainePublisher: U.S. Department of Defense | Note: Supports Russia-Ukraine War military aid context for Stinger missiles supplied to Ukraine. | Accessed: 2026-06-19