U.S. Marine Corps Pfc. Scout Mohrman fires a Stinger missile during training at Led Mountain, Marine Corps Air Ground Combat Center, Twentynine Palms, California, Jan. 14, 2019. (U.S. Marine Corps/Lance Cpl. Rachel K. Young)
Breaking Defense: No easy answer for ramping up Stinger production, Pentagon No. 2 says
“There are some very specific issues with regard to Stinger and some obsolescence issues that we have to overcome,” Deputy Defense Secretary Kathleen Hicks said Tuesday. “That's because we in the US, we're focusing ourselves forward on new capability."
LOS ANGELES: Obsolete parts and workforce issues are presenting a problem for the United States as it considers ramping up production of the shoulder mounted Stinger anti-aircraft system in order to surge weapons for Ukraine and replenish US stocks, the Pentagon’s No. 2 official said Tuesday.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February, US and NATO-provided munitions such as the Raytheon-made Stinger have been integral for Ukrainian forces as they attempt to retain control of their airspace against the larger, better equipped Russian military.
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There's no answer at all. The point is to use up decaying 1980s weapons on the decaying 1980's vehicles that they're still effective against and once they're gone, they're gone.
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