Raytheon reaches key milestone for US Army's next generation short range interceptor
Credit Raytheon
Raytheon’s Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) has successfully proven its lethality and capability during a recent system tech demo.
NGSRI is a US Army programme to develop a short-range missile that will eventually replace the Stinger system.
Multiple guided missiles were launched using the company's soldier-portable Command Launch Assembly (CLA) during the demonstration. Each shot showed the NGSRI system's ability to detect, track and intercept Army-simulated aerial threats with direct hits and target destruction, Raytheon said in a statement.
"Raytheon's NGSRI saw farther and locked faster, demonstrating superior target acquisition, longer range and greater lethality than Stinger – which is already the world's most in-demand and shoulder-fired air defense system," said Tom Laliberty, president of Land and Air Defense Systems at Raytheon.
Over the past year, Raytheon has conducted several company-funded tests to prove and enhance NGSRI, along with two incremental demonstrations under contract with the Army.
The missile will be able to be fired from a vehicle or shoulder-mounted launcher, it said.
