The Pentagon added that the prime contractor will be RTX.
What is a Stinger missile?
- The anti-aircraft ground-based missile is 1.52 meters long, with a diameter of 70 millimeters, weighing 15.7 kilograms, while its range reaches 5 kilometers at an altitude of 4,800 meters. The missile’s warhead weighs 3 kilograms, and its speed exceeds the speed of sound.
- The Stinger was modified to use lasers instead of infrared to guide it to its target.
- The Stinger comes in the form of a missile and launcher tube combined together, and the tube is used once and then replaced with a new one, so it requires no maintenance on the battlefield.
- The Stinger is used against cruise missiles, and threatens all classes of fast, low-flying aircraft, especially helicopters. It is also used by Apache helicopters in air engagements.
- In 2019, the US military modified the Stinger, making it capable of destroying drones with direct hits or by exploding nearby.
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