Type 91 surface-to-air missile
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The Type 91 surface-to-air missile (91式携帯地対空誘導弾, 91-shiki Keitai Chitaikū Yūdōdan) is a Japanese man-portable air-defense system (MANPADS). Its appearance is similar to the US-made FIM-92 Stinger anti-aircraft missile.[3][4] It was created in order to replace its stock of American-made Stinger MANPADS, since the Type 91 has a better guidance system, which consist of both visible light and infrared system options.[5] The Stinger, on the other hand, uses a passive infrared homing guidance system.[6]
Type 91 | |
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Type | Man-portable surface-to-air missile |
Place of origin | Japan |
Service history | |
In service | 1994–Present |
Used by | Japan |
Production history | |
Designer | Toshiba |
Designed | 1979-1990 |
Manufacturer | Toshiba |
Unit cost | $ 145,000 (As of 2006)[1] |
Produced | 1991–1993 (Original) 2007–Present (Type 91 Kai) |
Variants | See Variants |
Specifications (Type 91 Kin-SAM) | |
Mass | 11.5 kg |
Length | 1.43 m |
Diameter | 80 mm |
Crew | 1 |
Engine | Solid Rocket Motor Mach 1.9[1] |
Guidance system | Infrared homing[2] |
Launch platform | Kawasaki OH-1 Toshiba Type 93 Surface-to-air missile |
In the ranks of the JSDF, the Type 91 is colloquially known as Hand Arrow.[7] The Type 91 is sometimes mistaken as a Japanese-made version of the Stinger.[8] The Type 91 is currently exclusively used by the JSDF and has not been exported overseas to date due to previous interpretations of post-war constitutional restrictions and the laws arising from them.
The Type 91 is officially treated as a 4th-generation MANPAD system.[9]