US experienced a new modification of "Stryker"
Testing the combat capabilities of the Stryker MSL (Mobile SHORAD Launcher) took place on September 16 at the White Sands (New Mexico) military range, but it is only now that they became aware of them. During the tests, the machine hit several ground and air targets with guided missiles.
The new modification of an armored personnel carrier was created as a multi-purpose system capable of effectively fighting ground and air targets. The armament of the vehicle is the SHORAD (SHOrt Range Air Defense) shoot-off installation developed by Boeing Corporation, which was presented in the spring of this year as a replacement for the Avenger anti-aircraft missile system deployed on the HMMWV base. Stryker is the first “carrier” of the SHORAD shoot-off complex, while Boeing plans to deploy it on M2 Bradley tracked combat vehicles.
The Stryker MSL can be armed with AGM-114 Hellfire missiles (all versions including Longbow), as well as advanced AI-3 and AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles. In addition, the SHORAD shoot-off installation can optionally be equipped with a combat laser to shoot down lungs Droneswithout spending expensive missiles on them. According to the developers, the Stryker MSL will become a universal combat vehicle in the US Army and will be able to replace the Avenger, providing air protection for units, as well as effectively hitting any ground targets. "Warspot"
- breakingdefense.com
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