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Army Retrofits Raytheon-Built Stinger Missiles With Proximity Fuze to Counter UAS Threats

Army Retrofits Raytheon-Built Stinger Missiles With Proximity Fuze to Counter UAS Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event
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Army Retrofits Raytheon-Built Stinger Missiles With Proximity Fuze to Counter UAS Threats - top government contractors - best government contracting event

The U.S. Army has begun to integrate promixity fuzes into Raytheon-built air defense systems for use in counter-drone missions.

Raytheon said Wednesday its updated Stinger missile technology will work to help soldiers destroy unmanned aircraft systems and other potential threats on the battlefield.

Stinger systems that were equipped with the fuze hit multiple targets during a qualification test conducted by the Army in October at Eglin Air Force Base. The military branch is due to field updated missiles later this year.

The system is designed to detonate a warhead near its target and support air-to-air engagements on the Apache helicopter.

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Written by Mary-Louise Hoffman

is a writer of news summaries about executive-level business activity in the government contracting sector. Her reports for ExecutiveBiz are focused on trends and events that drive the GovCon industry to include commercial technologies that private companies are developing for federal government use. She contributes news content to ExecutiveBiz’s sister sites GovCon Wire and ExecutiveGov.

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