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US Army Tests New Short-Range Missiles

10 sources · first reported 21h ago

via Airandspaceforces

The US Army is testing new short-range missiles to replace the Stinger air defense system, with Raytheon's NGSRI and Anduril's YFQ-44 demonstrating successful live-fire shots. These missiles aim to provide better range and accuracy. The Army's NGSRI program is intended to field a short-range missile that can be launched from either a vehicle or a shoulder-fired system.

Why it matters

The development of new short-range missiles is crucial for the US Army's air defense capabilities, providing improved range and accuracy to counter emerging threats. This technology advancement is significant for the Army's modernization efforts.

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How this story unfolded across sources, oldest first.

  1. Stock Titan ·
    Raytheon's Missile Designed to Replace Stinger Scores Direct Hits
  2. Defence-industry · Primary
    Raytheon’s NGSRI missile demonstration marks key step in U.S. Army effort to replace Stinger air defence system
  3. Pluang ·
    Raytheon demos advanced short-range missile to replace Stinger for U.S. Army with better range and accuracy
  4. Aviation Week ·
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  5. Aviation Week ·
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  6. Airandspaceforces ·
    Anduril YFQ-44 Fires Live Air-to-Air Missile in Landmark CCA Test
  7. Flightglobal ·
    Anduril YFQ-44 completes live-fire missile shot - FlightGlobal
  8. Aviation Week ·
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  9. Aviation Week ·
    Anduril CCA Completes First U.S. Long-Range Missile Firing Test - Aviation Week
  10. Interestingengineering ·
    Raytheon’s shoulder-fired missile scores direct hits in long-range aerial threat test