Blowpipe (missile)
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The Shorts Blowpipe is a man-portable surface-to-air missile that was in use with the British Army and Royal Marines from 1975 to 1985. It also saw service in other military forces around the world. M
A Canadian missile detachment of 129th Airfield Air Defence Battery, RCA, with Blowpipe during NATO Exercise Cornet Phaser in 1987. The soldiers are wearing Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) protective gear.
From the side, the difference in tube diameter at the front and rear is obvious.
FIM-92 Stinger
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The FIM-92 Stinger is an American-designed man-portable air-defense system that operates as an infrared homing surface-to-air missile. It can be adapted to fire from a wide variety of ground vehicles,
Blowpipe (missile)
…with Shorts to produce a version of Blowpipe with a laser seeker, which would automate missile guidance. This contract was won by the General Dynamics FIM-92 Stinger. This was the guidance system that was ultimately used by Starburst. The missile is supplied as a single round in a storage cylinder/firing tube. The…
FIM-92 Stinger launcher
M134 Stinger Tracking Trainer with IFF antenna unfolded
FIM-92 Stinger with IFF antenna folded
A U.S. Marine fires a FIM-92 Stinger missile during a July 2009 training exercise in California.