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 is deployable 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 addition of a PROX to the current Block I configuration will improve system effectiveness against the evolving UAS threat. UAS defense 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 a memo dated 28 May 2013. A SHORAD “shoot off” in 4QFY17 will evaluate industry solutions for mitigating the maneuver SHORAD capability gap. The intent is to determine which industry products that the Army could rapidly field to maneuver units between FY19-25. FY2018 OCO dollars in the amount of $8.450 million support the continuation of design, development, test, and integration of a proximity fuse into the existing Stinger Block I missile.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- DT5_0203801A_7_2040_PB_2018
Related Documents
- Root: Missile/Air Defense Product Improvement Program
- Child Accomplishment: Proximity Fuze (PROX) Development and Integration
- Child Accomplishment: SHORAD Shoot Off
- Child Accomplishment: Obsolescence and Improvements