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	FIM-92 Stinger - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The FIM-92 Stinger is a man portable infra-red homing surface-to-air missile developed in the United States and used by all the US armed services, with whom it entered service in 1981.
		The Stinger is launched by a small ejection motor that pushes it a safe distance from the operator before engaging the main solid-fuel two-stage motor which accelerates it to a maximum speed of Mach 2.2 (750 m/s).
		The missiles which received a counter-measures upgrade were designated D and later upgrades to the D were designated G. The FIM-92E or Block I was developed from 1992 and delivered from 1995 (certain sources state that the FIM-92D is also part of the Block I development).
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/FIM-92_Stinger (999 words)

	FIM-92 Stinger -- Facts, Info, and Encyclopedia article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The missile is 1.52 m long and 70 mm in diameter with 10 mm fins.
		The Stinger is launched by a small boost motor that pushes it a safe distance from the operator before engaging the main solid-fuel two-stage motor which accelerates it to a maximum speed of Mach 2.2 (750 m/s).
		The Stingers are said to have downed nearly 300 (A federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia; formerly Soviet Russia; since 1991 an independent state) Russian aircraft, including many (additional info and facts about helicopter gunships) helicopter gunships, before Soviet troops withdrew from Afghanistan in 1989.
	www.absoluteastronomy.com /encyclopedia/f/fi/fim-92_stinger2.htm (622 words)

	FIM-92A Stinger Weapons System: RMP & Basic
		The Stinger missile, a full-dimensional protection weapon, is the Army's system for short-range air defense that provides the ground maneuver commander force protection against low-altitude airborne targets such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, unmanned aerial vehicles, and cruise missiles.
		Stinger also is designed for the threat beyond the 1990s, with an all-aspect engagement capability, and IFF (Identification-Friend-or-Foe), improved range and maneuverability, and significant countermeasures immunity.
		Considering the missile seeker's relatively small field of view, the capability to accurately direct the seeker onto a target being tracked by the MMS is a significant advantage.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/stinger.htm (1353 words)

	How to Make Stinger Missiles Fireworks
		The name "stinger missile" seems to have become fairly common among pyro hobbyists to refer to the class of rockets which are spin stabilized.
		The stinger missile requires a custom launch pin to support it prior to launch and during initial spin-up of the device.
		If the bottom of the stinger is touching the wooden base, it will interfere with the stinger's ability to spin on the spindle.
	www.skylighter.com /skylighter_info_pages/how_to_make_stinger_missiles.htm (2972 words)

	Firehouse.Com News - 9/24/01 - Stinger Missiles Not Top U.S. Threat
		The introduction of Stingers into the conflict is widely regarded as a turning point in the war, as it gave the rebels a high-tech weapon to oppose the Soviets.
		The missiles still in Afghanistan are at least a decade old and have not been properly maintained.
		Stingers also are more effective in daylight, when a gunner can examine his target before firing.
	www.firehouse.com /terrorist/24_APstinger.html (500 words)

	Stinger Missile Threat to Airlines
		In addition, the U.S. General Accounting Office reported that hundreds of Stinger missiles went missing during the Gulf War and it is a common fact that the CIA supplied over 1,000 Stinger missiles to the Mujhadeen in Afghanistan to fight the soviets.
		A Stinger missile is deadly to passenger airlines as they take off or land.
		The tip of the Stinger missile can be equipped with various types of explosives but just the impact of the missile is enough to bring down a plane.
	www.aztlan.net /stinger.htm (751 words)

	FIM-92A Stinger Weapons System: RMP & Basic
		The Stinger is a man-portable, shoulder-fired guided missile system which enables the soldier to effectively engage low-altitude jet, propeller-driven and helicopter aircraft.
		STINGER was also be employed by the Pedestal-Mounted Stinger Air Defense Vehicle and the Light Armored Vehicle, Air Defense Variant (LAV-AD) during the 1990s.
		The first combat use of the basic STINGER weapon system by U.S. troops occurred with the deployment of 27 STINGER teams in the U.S. airborne assault against Cuban and local forces on the Caribbean island of Grenada on 25 October 1983.
	www.globalsecurity.org /military/systems/ground/stinger.htm (1602 words)

	ipedia.com: FIM-92 Stinger Article (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The missile is 1.52 m long and 7 cm in diameter with 1 cm fins.
		The Stinger is launched by a small boost motor that pushes it a safe distance from the operator before engaging the main solid-fuel two-stage motor which accelerates it to a maximum speed of Mach 2.2.
		In 2002, the USA sold 69 Stinger missiles and associated equipment (vehicle-mounted launch platforms, target acquisition radars, training equipment, etc) to Lithuania for USD 34 million [1].
	www.ipedia.com /fim_92_stinger.html (580 words)

	Raytheon Electronic Systems FIM-92 Stinger low-altitude surface-to-air missile system family (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Block 1 missiles are deployed with front echelon Bradley Linebacker, Avenger and aviation units as a helicopter air-to-air missile.
		A total of up to 5,000 missiles would be retrofitted for use in both the forward air defence and air-to-air role against helicopters in clutter, unmanned aerial vehicles, cruise missiles and stealthy modern fixed-wing aircraft.
		A Stinger system comprises the launcher assembly with a missile, a grip-stock, an IFF interrogator and an argon gas Battery Coolant Unit (BCU) (which consists of the squib activated argon gas coolant unit and electrical generating chemical battery).
	www.janes.com /defence/air_forces/news/jlad/jlad001013_2_n.shtml (3973 words)

	Peacekeepers offered U.S.-made Stinger missiles for sale (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		American-made Stinger missiles, capable of taking down aircraft, are for sale in the Afghan capital for $200,000, as well as rockets for as little as $5,000, peacekeepers said Wednesday.
		It is estimated that between 50 to 100 missiles remain unaccounted for.
		Stinger missiles lock onto their targets using a radar-guided system, making them more effective than heat-seeking missiles, which are easily foiled by decoy flares.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/news/archive/2002/12/04/international1237EST0617.DTL (638 words)

	Strategic missiles (from rocket and missile system) -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Missiles vary from small tactical weapons that are effective out to only a few hundred feet to much larger strategic weapons that have ranges of several thousand miles.
		The German V-1 missile used in World War II was a precursor of the cruise missile, which was developed by the United States and the Soviet Union in the 1960s and '70s.
		Capable of carrying either a nuclear or a conventional warhead, the cruise missile was designed to have a very low radar cross section and to hug the ground...
	www.britannica.com /eb/article-57332 (775 words)

	Stinger Missiles Supplied By CIA Now Pose Threat To US (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The man-portable Stingers, provided by the CIA in 1981 to help the Afghan mujahideen counter the menace of Soviet helicopter gunships, have been distributed to units guarding key leaders and headquarters complexes in the caves of the Hindu Kush.
		But the Stinger is fitted with a microprocessor in its warhead designed to ignore decoys and home on engine radiation.
		The beauty of the Stinger is that it is sturdy and simple to use, while having the ability to engage a jet or helicopter head-on.
	www.rense.com /general15/pose.htm (731 words)

	Afghanistan: Kabul Confirms New Effort To Buy Back U.S.-Built Stinger Missiles - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		It's really unclear as to how many stinger missiles are still out there with the Afghans or with any of the [terrorist] groups.
		Military historians say the Stinger missiles were critical to the success of mujahedin fighters against Soviet forces.
		But as far as the outstanding number is concerned, a lot of the Stinger missiles would be beyond their use by date in any case.
	www.rferl.org /featuresarticle/2005/01/dbf742c3-73c1-4163-9b22-d16da14b0e76.html (1071 words)

	SIGHTINGS - CIA & Stinger Missiles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The general agreed to turn over the missiles without cost to the United States, and simply requested the release of an Afghani being held in federal prison on a drug charge arising from a possible KGB setup.
		If the missiles had been accepted, it is possible that this sacrificed agent would be identified and the massive fraud involving the Hawaiian and Nugan Hand operations would then surface (exposure of this type of misconduct would reveal that the Justice Department's conduct at Ruby Ridge and Waco are only the tip of the iceberg).
		Another possibility for CIA and Justice Department rejection of the Stinger missiles is that the CIA wants the missiles to fall into terrorists' hands, and actually wants an airliner to be shot down.
	www.rense.com /political/stinger.htm (2080 words)

	GN Online: U.S. seeks Pakistan help to trace Stinger missiles
		The United States and Pakistan have shared intelligence on the whereabouts of up to 80 Stinger missiles that are believed to be in the possession of the Taliban forces, well-placed sources told Gulf News.
		"The Stingers are a potentially dangerous source of strike capability against any U.S. warplanes or helicopters that may be used in the coming days and weeks (in likely strikes against Afghanistan), hence the urgency to be sure (on the whereabouts of the missiles) "he said.
		Asked whether the Stingers in Afghanistan could be unusable after years of wear and tear, he said a test-firing two years ago in the U.S. showed that the missiles were still working perfectly.
	www.gulf-news.com /Articles/print.asp?ArticleID=27658 (448 words)

	Pentagon Has Lost Track of Exported Missiles: Terrorists could use anti-aircraft Stinger missiles, critics say PAUL J ...
		Washington -- A still-secret congressional report detailing the Pentagon's inability to account for all of its Stinger shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles is causing consternation on Capitol Hill and raises the specter of terrorists using U.S.-made missiles to shoot down U.S. military or civilian airplanes.
		Tome Walters, the agency's director, told Congress that Stinger missiles are one of the military's "crown jewels" and one of the few weapons subject to a Pentagon monitoring program called Golden Sentry.
		The prospect that terrorists might use shoulder-fired missiles against U. aircraft is not new, and since Sept. 11, the FBI has warned local and state law enforcement agencies that al Qaeda is "believed to possess a number of functioning Stinger (missiles)."
	www.mindfully.org /Reform/2004/MANPADS-Stinger-Pentagon2jun04.htm (753 words)

	Raytheon FIM-92 Stinger
		The FIM-92 Stinger missile is a very versatile weapon, and is not only used in its original man-portable role, but also as the missile component of other air-defense systems.
		ATAS (Air-to-Air Stinger): The U.S. Army is using the Stinger missile (mainly FIM-92C/D Stinger-RMP models) as a helicopter-launched air-to-air missile.
		BSFV (Bradley Stinger Fighting Vehicle): The M2A2 BSFV was a derivative of the M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle (BFV), equipped with inside-mounted racks holding Stinger missiles, and MANPADS operators to fire them.
	www.designation-systems.net /dusrm/m-92.html (1494 words)

	STINGER/AVENGER
		Improved missile speed, range, maneuverability, flight tracking, and countermeasures rejection made the individual combat air defender using the STINGER the equal of the most sophisticated threat aircraft.
		March 75 The accuracy of the STINGER's target adaptive guidance was demonstrated against a maneuvering target for the first time when a guided test vehicle made a direct hit on a jet target while performing a 4g up maneuver.
		The MLMS was actually a two-missile concept: one missile to be developed for an air-to-air role and the other for an air defense suppression role.
	www.redstone.army.mil /history/systems/STINGER.html (5854 words)

	US fears Stinger missiles can be used against its own in Afghanistan
		The Pentagon is worried that US-made Stinger missiles, so successful in downing Soviet aircraft in the 1980s, could now be aimed against US forces fighting in Afghanistan.
		On Monday, the Pentagon admitted there was concern about Stinger missiles in Afghanistan as the Taliban militia was targeting US warplanes from their stronghold in Kandahar.
		Several western armed forces, including the US Army, are equipped with updated versions of the Stinger missile, which is 1.5 meters (five feet) in length, weighs 5.7 to 15.6 kilograms (12.5 to 34 pounds) and can hit a target at a maximum altitude of 3,000 meters (10,000 feet) and distance of eight kilometers (five miles).
	www.globalsecurity.org /org/news/2001/011204-attack01.htm (601 words)

	USATODAY.com - Missiles seen as growing menace to airliners (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Afghan rebels used U.S.-supplied Stinger missiles to destroy Soviet jets and attack helicopters in the 1980s.
		Then on Nov. 28, two missiles were fired in a failed attack on an Arkia-Israeli Airlines Boeing 757 as it took off from Mombasa, Kenya.
		U.S airline representatives were briefed about a missile threat and other dangers during a meeting Nov. 5 at FAA headquarters in Washington.
	www.usatoday.com /news/nation/2003-01-15-stinger-usat_x.htm (1190 words)

	Howstuffworks "How Stinger Missiles Work"
		The Stinger missile is something that appears in the news every time there is an armed conflict involving United States forces.
		The reason we hear so much about the Stinger in these contexts is because the Stinger missile is an extremely effective weapon for shooting down aircraft.
		The missile uses an infrared seeker to lock on to the heat in the engine's exhaust, and will hit nearly anything flying below 11,000 feet.
	www.howstuffworks.com /stinger.htm (119 words)

	WorldNetDaily: U.S. Stinger chief suspect
		U.S. Stinger missiles were provided to the Mujahadin for use against the Soviet Union in the Afghan war, according to numerous press reports at the time.
		One of those missiles may have found its way back to the U.S. There are some who claim just such a missile was used to shoot down TWA Flight 800 July 17, 1996.
		An explicit warning of another missile attack on a commercial flight was received in London and Washington, a warning that taunted Clinton.
	www.worldnetdaily.com /news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=13069 (1734 words)

	Stinger Missiles for sale in Afghanistan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		This is because many of the Stingers given to the Mujahadeen (when those jehadis were 'freedom fighters' not terrorists) are by now non-functional due to the effects of time, and especially lack of proper maintenance.
		Stingers do have a type of radar, a proximity fuse, which helps in detention near the reflecting mass of the aircraft body structure.
		The stingers and streylas are purchased by people who are well heeled (think of it, your average Afghani cannot come up with 200K for a stinger).
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/800979/posts (1686 words)

	Asia Times: Stinger in the tail of US policy
		NEW DELHI - One worry for United States forces considering any aerial assault on the bases of Osama bin Laden is the arsenal of deadly Stinger missiles provided by Washington during the Afghan war in the 1980s.
		The shoulder-fired anti-aircraft missiles are part of a stockpile of infantry weaponry worth more than US$8 billion that has been a source of worry to Indian troops fighting jihadis (warriors) in the disputed territory of Kashmir.
		The Stingers and other weaponry and the Mujahideen who fought the Soviet occupation, now transformed into the Taliban that rules most of Afghanistan, are turning out to be the fateful seeds of policy that Washington sowed in the region, along with support from Pakistan's Inter-Service Intelligence (ISI).
	atimes.com /c-asia/CI19Ag01.html (948 words)

	Series of EmergencyNet News Reports Concerning the Threat of Usage of Shoulder-fired Anti-aircraft Missiles: 31 May ...
		A Pentagon official said that the missiles were described as a Chinese-made version of the SA-7 surface-to-air missile.
		Missiles Reportedly Smuggled Into U.S. (31 May 2002) It was reported on Thursday that the United States government has alerted airlines and law enforcement agencies that new intelligence indicates that Islamic terrorists have smuggled shoulder-fired anti- aircraft missiles into the country.
		The officials said the warning is based on intelligence and not a specific threat that the missiles are in the United States.
	www.emergency.com /2002/manpad_update02.htm (716 words)

	Avenger (Pedestal Mounted Stinger)
		Each missile pod, called the standard vehicle-mounted launcher, can hold four missiles that can be removed and fired in the MANPAD employment configuration.
		The modular design of Avenger allows complementary missiles and/or rockets to be installed on the launch arms in addition to (or in place of) Stinger missiles.
		The driven reticle indicates the aiming point of the missile seeker to confirm to the gunner that the missile seeker is locked onto the desired target.
	www.fas.org /man/dod-101/sys/land/avenger.htm (1642 words)

	CNN.com - Anti-aircraft missiles deployed in Washington - Feb. 12, 2003
		Humvees outfitted with Stinger missiles with Sentinel radars were deployed around Washington in September.
		Military vehicles with anti-aircraft missiles have been deployed around Washington, and fighter jet patrols over the nation's capital and New York have been increased as a result of the elevated threat of terrorist attack, Pentagon officials told CNN on Tuesday.
		It's the first deployment of "Avenger" air-defense systems since September, when Humvees outfitted with ground-to-air Stinger missiles were deployed with Sentinel radars around the Pentagon and other military installations.
	www.cnn.com /2003/US/02/11/air.defenses (365 words)

	Tactical Ops Forum - OK, how many Stinger missiles SHOULD it take to knock out a chopper??? (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		2 guys walking round with multiple Stinger missiles and god knows what else in those deep pockets, and you manage to fire of 5 missiles between you, maybe they were looking more at game balance than the reality of it.
		01-01-2004, 04:01 PM Stingers were just about 1 hit kills vs most aircraft (max 2, except the huge AC-130 of course) back in 0.3 I believe, they were weakened first against infantry and now against aircraft in the latest versions.
		If I am willing to waste a Stinger on a human and I can hit him or a wall he is next to, he should die.
	www.forums.tactical-ops.de /archive/index.php/t-58824.html (2623 words)

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