The Missile Poised to Replace the Stinger Just Proved Itself
NGSRI uses a Command Launch Assembly, precision-optics seeker, and solid rocket motor for engagements against simulated airborne threats.
RTX’s Raytheon has brought the Stinger’s successor one step closer to reality, successfully demonstrating its Next Generation Short Range Interceptor (NGSRI) in a milestone test against simulated aerial threats.
During the trial, multiple NGSRI missiles detected, tracked, and intercepted their targets, validating the system’s integrated guidance and engagement capabilities.
According to Raytheon, the weapon combines soldier-portable Command Launch Assembly with a precision-optics missile seeker and a highly loaded grain solid rocket motor supplied by Lockheed Martin.
Two soldiers firing the Next Generation Short Range Interceptor missile. Image: Screengrab via RTX
These reportedly enable the interceptor to engage threats at greater distances than current systems.
“Raytheon’s NGSRI saw farther and locked faster, demonstrating superior… lethality than Stinger — which is already the world’s most in-demand shoulder-fired air defense system,” said Tom Laliberty, president of land and air defense systems at Raytheon.
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