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Munitions

United Kingdom

General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems

Stingray

British lightweight anti-submarine torpedo air-dropped from maritime patrol aircraft and helicopters.

4 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-05

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

UK export-licensed

Subject to UK SPIRE licensing (ECJU); generally available to allied states.

Channel: Government-to-government or direct

Fielded & proven

Established · 4 operators

Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from. Why so few systems publish one →

Interoperability

No standardised NATO calibre / datalink detected in public specs.

Derived guidance from public data, export regime by country of origin, lifecycle from the GAO ~30% acquisition rule. Verify eligibility, pricing and offsets with the manufacturer and your acquisition authority.

Full specifications

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Firepower specifications
Warhead Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.	45 kg Stronger than 55% of munitions
Warhead type Blast-fragmentation, shaped charge (HEAT), penetrator, thermobaric or nuclear-capable.	Torpex shaped-charge
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.	Active sonar, Passive sonar

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Physical specifications
Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.	2.6 m
Width Overall width, matters for rail/road transport of vehicles.	0.33 m

Munition

Round type, penetration, velocity and projectile data.

Munition specifications
Round type APFSDS (kinetic sabot), HEAT / multipurpose, HE-FRAG, canister or gun-launched ATGM.	torpedo
Projectile mass Mass of the projectile or penetrator assembly.	267 kg
Effective range Practical engagement range of the round.	11,000 m Stronger than 50% of munitions

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Program specifications
Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.	4 Stronger than 61% of munitions

Specifications compiled from public General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations, treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-05.

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