Stinger Product Improvement
Abstract
The Stinger Block I missile is an advanced, fire-and-forget, short-range, man-portable, air defense weapon system. Stinger's mission is to provide the force with low-altitude air defense against fixed and rotary wing aircraft, unmanned aircraft systems (UAS) and cruise missiles (CM). Stinger employs an infrared (heat seeking)/ultraviolet seeker to guide to the target. Stinger Block I has extensive infrared counter-countermeasure capabilities and can engage targets from any aspect to include head-on. The missile utilizes a high-explosive, hit-to-kill warhead. Stinger can be fired from the shoulder or from a variety of platforms to include vehicles, helicopters and UAS. The missile is delivered as a certified round and requires no field testing or maintenance. The Stinger Product Improvement provides design, development, test and integration of a Proximity Fuze into the existing Stinger Block I missiles. The Proximity Fuze will improve system effectiveness against the evolving UAS threat. Unmanned Aerial System Defense (UAS-D) is a requirement of the Operational Requirements Document (ORD) for the Stinger Guided Missile System and validated by the Deputy Chief of Staff, G-3/5/7, Current and Future Warfighting Capabilities Division (DAMO-CIC) in memo dated 28 May 2013.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2016
- Source ID
- DT5_0203801A_7_2040_PB_2016
Related Documents
- Root: Missile/Air Defense Product Improvement Program
- Child Accomplishment: Proximity Fuze (Prox Fuze) Development and Integration
- Child Accomplishment: Test and Evaluation
- Child Accomplishment: Management Support
- Child Cost Item: abefa2b663aa0da9817c3d41f7f86c0f
- Child Cost Item: d5f774a55ad83cc287952dbb2cb9afdb
- Child Cost Item: 3a85324f92718f3eef41c2fa937ff9f8