Stinger Product Improvement
Abstract
The Stinger missile is an advanced, fire-and-forget, short-range, man-portable, shoulder-fired and platform mounted guided missile that provides the maneuver force and point defense assets air defense protection. Stinger's mission is to provide the force with low-altitude air defense against Fixed Wing (FW) and Rotary Wing (RW) Aircraft, Unmanned Aircraft Systems (UAS) and Cruise Missiles (CM). The Stinger missile is deployable from a variety of platforms that includes vehicles, helicopters, UAS and Man Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS). The missile is delivered as a certified round and requires no field testing or maintenance. Stinger Product Improvement completes the design, development, test and integration of the Proximity Fuze (PROX) and addresses obsolescence. This will make PROX available for incorporation into the existing Stinger Block I missile. The PROX will improve effectiveness by eliminating the need for a hit-to-kill against UAS threats. 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. Stinger Product Improvement also provides for the following efforts: redesign of Stinger missile components to address obsolescence and improve performance; integration of the Javelin Lightweight Command Launch Unit (CLU) with the Stinger MANPADS to improve target acquisition capabilities; and redesign of Stinger Training Aids, Devices, Simulators and Simulations (TADSS) to address obsolescence. Stinger Product Improvement does not have FY 2020 funding.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- DT5_0203801A_7_2040_PB_2020
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