FIM-92 Stinger vs RIM-7 Sea Sparrow
Overview
The FIM-92 Stinger and the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow are both Surface-to-Air missiles.
The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow has a range of 19 km — 2.4x the FIM-92 Stinger's 8 km. The FIM-92 Stinger reaches 2,716 km/h vs 4,256 km/h for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The FIM-92 Stinger carries a 3 kg warhead vs 40 kg for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. Launch weight is 15 kg for the FIM-92 Stinger vs 228 kg for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The FIM-92 Stinger uses Infrared homing guidance, while the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow relies on Semi-active radar homing.
Unit cost is $0.119M for the FIM-92 Stinger vs $0.1654M for the RIM-7 Sea Sparrow. The RIM-7 Sea Sparrow entered service 5 years before the FIM-92 Stinger (1976 vs 1981).
| American portable surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1981, uses infrared homing to engage targets. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Portable infrared surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Service year | 1981 |
| Number produced | 70,000 units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.1 million |
| American surface-to-air missile, entered service in 1976, uses semi-active radar homing for guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Surface-to-Air |
| Type | Radar-guided surface-to-air missile |
| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Service year | 1976 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $0.2 million |
| Range | 8.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 2.2 ◉ |
| Weight | 15 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 3.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 1.52 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 70 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Infrared homing |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
| Range | 19.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 3.5 ◉ |
| Weight | 228 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 40.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 3.98 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 203 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | Semi-active radar homing |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
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