Sungur

A Turkish man-portable infrared-guided air defense missile (MANPADS) developed as the domestic successor to imported systems like the Stinger, giving dismounted troops and vehicle-mounted mounts short-range protection against low-flying aircraft, helicopters and drones.

In service since 2020 · 1 operator countries

Compiled from public sources ·primary reference ↗ ·last verified 2026-07-02

km range

2.5

Mach

kg warhead

Pricing: Unit cost not publicly disclosed

Procurement snapshot

Availability & export

Türkiye export-licensed

SSB-administered; growing export programme, some Western sub-component dependencies.

Channel: Direct commercial / G2G

Fielded & proven

Limited · 1 operator

In service since 2020. Status: active.

Lifecycle cost (est.)

No public unit price to model from.

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

Performance

Speed, range, altitude and engagement capability.

Max speed (Mach) Maximum speed as a multiple of the speed of sound. Mach 2+ is typical for air-superiority fighters.: 2.5 Mach

Stronger than 50% of missiles
Range Maximum distance: ferry range for aircraft, operational range for vehicles, maximum engagement distance for missiles. Higher means more standoff or persistence.: 8 km

Stronger than 14% of missiles

Firepower

Armament, payload and guidance.

Warhead Warhead mass. Heavier generally means larger effect radius, at the cost of range.: 3 kg

Bottom 6% of missiles
Guidance How the weapon finds its target: inertial, GPS/GLONASS, active/semi-active radar, infrared, laser, TV, wire.: imaging infrared seeker

Physical

Dimensions, weight and crew.

Length Overall length including gun/probe where applicable.: 1.6 m

Propulsion

Engine, power and fuel.

Propulsion type Turbofan, turboshaft, diesel, gas turbine, solid-fuel rocket, ramjet…: Solid rocket

Program

Cost, production scale and operators.

Operator countries Number of countries operating the system. More operators means broader support ecosystem.: 1

Stronger than 13% of missiles

Specifications compiled from public Roketsan and reference sources ↗. Published defense figures are approximations — treat comparisons as directional. Last verified 2026-07-02.

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