TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Responding to
the U.S. Army's urgent need for mobile air defense to protect
ground troops, Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) integrated and
demonstrated a Stinger® air defense missile mounted on a Stryker
armored fighting vehicle.
Raytheon incorporated the Stinger missile into a Common Remotely
Operated Weapon Station, or CROWS, and mounted it on a Stryker.
During a late September demonstration at White Sands Missile Range
in New Mexico, the Army fired
Stinger missiles from a Stryker vehicle and successfully
intercepted airborne targets.
"With so many airborne threats in the battlespace, our ground
forces need the protection of additional mobile air defense
systems," said Kim Ernzen, Raytheon
Land Warfare Systems vice president. "Combining these two proven
systems gives the Army an immediate, low risk, high-value
solution."
The Army is now evaluating the Stinger missile/Stryker vehicle
solution.
The Stinger weapon system is a lightweight, self-contained air
defense system that can be rapidly deployed by ground troops and on
military platforms. It's combat proven in four major conflicts and
in use by more than 20 nations as well as all four U.S. military
services.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2016 sales of $24
billion and 63,000 employees, is a technology and innovation
leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity
solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 95 years, Raytheon
provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration,
C5I™ products and services, sensing, effects, and mission
support for customers in more than 80
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