News Categories

Air Defense: June 9, 2001

Archives

The US Army has successfully completed its first Beyond Visual Range engagement for the Stinger missile. An Avenger crew from the 3rd Battalion of the 62nd Air Defense Artillery (part of the 10th Mountain Division) conducted the test at Fort Bliss. A QH50 small-scale target drone was shot down "at the extreme range of the missile". The launcher had been given a cue to the incoming target by a separate radar unit. This effectively doubles the range of the Stinger missile used to defend Army ground units.--Stephen V Cole

X

ad

Help keep us a float!

Your support helps us keep our ship a float. We appreciate anyway you chose to help out. Visit us daily, subscribe, donate, and tell your friends.

You can support us in the following ways:

  1. Subscribe to our daily newsletter. We’ll send the news to your email box, and you don’t have to come to the site unless you want to read columns or see photos.
  2. You can contribute to the health of StrategyPage.
  3. Make sure you spread the word about us. Two ways to do that are to like us on Facebook and follow us on X.
Subscribe   Contribute   Close