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russian military is getting a taste of bitter medicine again stinger missiles
used in afghanistan a generation ago to harass and injure russian aircraft have returned to
the ukrainian battlefield in limited numbers and are causing damage to russian air assets
president joe biden announced that a shipment of stinger anti-aircraft weapons would be delivered
to ukraine as part of an estimated 350 million dollar military aid package since january germany
will supply 500 fim-92 stinger and the baltic states have provided the anti-aircraft system
to ukraine other countries such as netherlands and italy will also send air defenders
and with that on this video us military news channel will discuss
the fim 92 stinger watch this video until the end and give your opinion
the deadly surface-to-air missile or sail can be deployed for defense against all
classes of helicopters cruise missiles unmanned aerial vehicles
as well as low-level fixed and rotary wing aircraft by offering supersonic speed and agility
the u.s army the u.s navy u.s marine corps
u.s air force and a number of other countries use these missiles
more than 30 stinger missiles were successfully test-fired against aerial and fixed targets
at the england air force base range in march 2014. what is an fim-92 stinger missile
the fim-92 stinger is a shoulder-fired man-portable air-defense system or man-pads that
operates as a surface-to-air missile with infrared homing capabilities carried by a single person it
can be adapted to fire from various ground or air vehicles such as helicopters and others
developed in the united states it has been adopted by the militaries of the united
states and 29 other nations raytheon missile systems is the primary manufacturer with 70
000 missiles built under license by airbus defense in germany and rocket sand in turkey
the fim 92 stinger has many advantages
the fim 92 stinger missile's maximum range is 2.5 miles in any weather
the launcher when fully loaded weighs 33 pounds
and the unit's upkeep is simple there's no need to spend a lot of time getting users up to speed
because they are fire and forget devices infrared signals serve as their navigational compass
after launching the two-person crew can shoot and move to a new location flares for example
do not affect them because of their superior resistance stingers can also be installed on a
vehicle for greater portability and flexibility the fim-92 stinger shots usually succeed
according to military today the system can recognize
friendly aircraft to prevent colliding with each other
there is a vibration and a speaker when the launcher is locked on the target the rocket is
powered by solid fuel and can reach speeds up to twice as fast as sound mighty six-pound fragmented
warhead power this weapon according to raytheon's website for dependability and training testing the
stinger missile has a quote 90 success rate turn to the tide against the soviets in afghanistan
the fim-92 stinger missile system was given to the mujahideen militants in 1986 during the
soviet war in afghanistan and they used it to attack soviet forces they reportedly shot down
250 soviet helicopters mostly and their success forced the soviets to alter their air tactics
in an interview with army times retired army lieutenant general jim dubik with the institute
for the study of war said once this stinger is employed it can be a game changer the russians
don't have air dominance but they do have air superiority and the stingers won't take that away
but it'll be contested airspace and that hurts the russians ability to conduct operations and
increases ukraine's ability to defend drones and helicopters are the fim-92 stinger missile targets
more than 500 russian helicopters are reported to be within range of the fim-92 stinger
so ukrainians will need to be trained quickly on the anti-aircraft system modernized fim-92
stinger has a proximity fuse that explodes the missile near a target this upgrade will make it
effective against small drones but russia has not used many unmanned systems so far
during the battle the fim-92 stinger missile should be helpful in urban combat
fim-92 stingers open the door to a wide range of strategies
tactics and procedures they'll come in handy during urban combat where the crew
may hide in a bunker or building and shoot down helicopters and low-flying planes out of the sky
the russian military has shown that they are using helicopters to land troops in air assault
operations so that the fim-92 stingers can defend against these actions get them to the front fast
transport is the following problem how quickly can the stinger missiles reach
the battlefield and get into the hands of fighters
cities such as mordepole and kharkiv have been encircled
and keeve is expected to be ringed shortly after that most likely within a week or
two they will most certainly be flown to poland and then carried by road to kiev
hopefully the fim-92 stinger missiles will quickly get to the various fronts in ukraine
it would have been nice to have the fim 92 stinger before the invasion and however it is better to
be late than never now that the conflict in ukraine has entered a phase of urban battle
stinger sam design and features the front of the missile has a two color rosette scanning
seeker with infrared and ultraviolet detectors for target acquisition the uv detector is used
to track radiation while the ir detector senses the hot exhaust gases the seeker transmits the
information it has gathered to the passive very accurate homing guidance and control system
proportional navigation is used to steer the missile through the air
the fim-92 stinger missile measures 1.52 meters in length 7.62 meters in diameter
and 10.16 meters in fin span the system weighs approximately 10 kilograms with
the overall weight of the system including the grip stock coming in at 15.87 kilograms
the combat proven fim 92 stinger missile system is fitted with a dual thrust flight motor
four tail fins lithium battery coolant unit or a bcu belt pack identification computer-based
full-up simulations friend or foe or iff transceiver tracking is provided by
a reusable launch tube with a grip stock and a separate tail mounted launch motor
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