Missile/Air Defense Product Improvement Program
Abstract
Avenger is a lightweight, ground-to-air missile and gun weapon system mounted on a High Mobility Multi-purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The system protects against unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and fixed and rotary wing threats. Avenger provides day/night adverse weather operations, shoot on the move capability, rapid target engagement, and remote firing capability. It can be air dropped, lifted by helicopter and is air transportable. The system employs up to eight Stinger missiles to counter aerial threats and a .50 Caliber Machine Gun (M3P) for close-in ground and air threats. An Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system aids in the identification of friendly aircraft in order to minimize the potential for fratricide. The Avenger fleet of 433 systems includes 169 systems that are equipped with a digital Slew-to-Cue (STC) capability to speed target detection and engagement. FY 2025 funding of $1.511 million provides continued obsolescence mitigation (Avenger Product Improvement).
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2025
- Source ID
- 0203801A_7_2040_PB_2025
- Change Summary Explanation
- Increased funding due to revised economic assumptions.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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