El US Army ha contratado en 2023, a las empresas Raytheon y Lockheed Martin, para el desarrollo de un nuevo misil port\u00e1til de defensa a\u00e9rea cercana del tipo MANPADS, que reemplazar\u00e1 al misil FIM-92 \u201cStinger\u201d en servicio desde 1980\u2019s y que ha sido provisto en grandes cantidades a Ucrania. Su reemplazo es denominado Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI), posee mayor velocidad y alcance, m\u00e1s letalidad y ser capaz de resistir los efectos de las acciones de jamming y guerra electr\u00f3nica del enemigo. Ya en etapa de evaluaci\u00f3n de subsistemas, se estima iniciar los primeros lotes de producci\u00f3n en 2028.<\/p>\n
The US Army\u2019s Stinger surface-to-air missile replacement, the Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI), is continuing to make developmental progress.<\/p>\n
Washington issued a request for information in 2022<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0contracted<\/a>\u00a0RTX and Lockheed Martin in September 2023 to develop an anti-aircraft weapon replacement with enhanced capabilities, such as improved speed, lethality, and jamming resistance.<\/p>\n Lockheed\u00a0informed<\/a>\u00a0Defense News<\/i>\u00a0that it received positive feedback for the two soldier touchpoints it conducted and is preparing for flight tests this year, while RTX completed a series of 10 NGSRI subsystem demonstrations in recent months.<\/p>\n The replacement program will run for five years, with the selected system from the winning manufacturer anticipated to undergo low-rate production by 2028.<\/p>\n Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor<\/strong><\/p>\n In February 2025, RTX announced that it tested the capabilities of its proposed NGSRI, such as its advanced seeker, flight rocket motor, man-portable command launch assembly, and warhead.<\/p>\n Additionally, the potential anti-aircraft replacement was evaluated on its critical missile functions, including tracking, guidance, aerodynamic control, fuzing, and safety.<\/p>\n Following this, the US Army and Marines will test the system to provide feedback before a system flight test demonstration later this year.<\/p>\n \u201cThese successful subsystem demonstrations are a crucial step in meeting the US Army\u2019s range and performance requirements for this transformational short-range air defense capability,\u201d\u00a0said<\/a>\u00a0Tom Laliberty<\/b>, president of Land & Air Defense Systems at Raytheon.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are confident in our ability to rapidly deliver the Army an affordable, low-risk, highly producible NGSRI solution.\u201d<\/p>\n Stinger Missiles<\/strong><\/p>\n Operational since the early 1980s, FIM-92 Stinger missiles are also known as Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS).<\/p>\n Ground troops can fire the weapon from their shoulder to engage enemy aircraft and helicopter targets at a\u00a0range<\/a>\u00a0of up to 5 miles (8 kilometers) and altitudes of up to 10,000 feet (3,048 meters).<\/p>\n These combat-proven missiles were\u00a0retrofitted<\/a>\u00a0with proximity fuzes in 2019, enabling its lethality against unmanned aerial systems.<\/p>\n Under the Stinger Service Life Extension Program, the US armed forces have been\u00a0refurbishing existing units to extend their service life<\/a>\u00a0by 10 years.<\/p>\n