PARIS, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army
is retrofitting Stinger® missiles, produced by Raytheon
Company (NYSE: RTN), with proximity fuzes to help counter the
growing threat of enemy unmanned aircraft systems. The enhancement
enables the lightweight, self-contained Stinger air defense system
to destroy a wider array of battlefield threats by detonating its
warhead near the target, while maintaining the missile's proven
hit-to-kill capability.
"The Stinger enhancement gives our troops exactly what they need
– an affordable and effective way to defeat the growing number of
enemy UAS targets in the skies above the battlefield," said
Sam Deneke, Raytheon Land Warfare
Systems vice president. "The counter-UAS mission is so critical;
several allied nations are interested in this upgraded
Stinger."
The Army completed qualification testing on the new proximity
fuze and will begin delivering the enhanced Stinger missile to
soldiers later this year.
Combat proven in four major conflicts, the Stinger missile has
over 270 fixed- and rotary-wing intercepts. Eighteen nations and
all four U.S. military services have procured the missile
that can be rapidly deployed by ground troops and on military
platforms. Stinger is also used on Apache helicopters for
air-to-air engagements.
About Raytheon
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$27 billion and 67,000 employees, is
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government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems integration, C5I® products and
services, sensing, and mission support for customers in more than
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