AN/TWQ-1 Avenger | |
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![]() An Avenger air defense missile system. | |
Type | Hybrid mobile surface-to-air missile launcher system and self-propelled anti-aircraft gun |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1989–present |
Used by | United States Army United States Marine Corps, Ukrainian Military, Peshmerga (Kurdistan Army) |
Production history | |
Manufacturer | Boeing |
Produced | 1980s–present |
No. built | Over 1,100[1] |
Specifications | |
Mass | 8,600 pounds (3,900 kg) |
Length | 16 feet 3 inches (4.95 m) |
Width | 7 feet 2 inches (2.18 m) |
Height | 8 feet 8 inches (2.64 m) |
Crew | 2 (Basic), 3 (STC) |
Main armament | 4/8 FIM-92 Stinger missiles |
Secondary armament | .50 FN M3P machine gun[2] |
Engine | Detroit Diesel cooled V-8 135 horsepower (101 kW) |
Operational range | 275 miles (443 km) |
Maximum speed | 55 miles per hour (89 km/h) (launcher) Mach 2.2 (effector) |
The Avenger Air Defense System, designated AN/TWQ-1 under the Joint Electronics Type Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which provides mobile, short-range air defense protection for ground units against cruise missiles, unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicopters.[3]
The Avenger was originally developed for the United States Armed Forces and is currently used by the U.S. Army. The Avenger system was also used by the U.S. Marine Corps.[4]
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