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Raytheon je testirao sve podsisteme odvojeno a ocekuju prve testove prototipa krajem godine.
Citat:Raytheon announced today that it had completed all 10 planned subsystem demonstrations for its NGSRI entrant over the past several months.
The company provided specific details of four of the subsystems that were looked at.
First of these is the seeker assembly, which demonstrated a maximum acquisition range “far exceeding Stinger in both laboratory and outdoor environments.”
Meanwhile, the rocket motor “demonstrated the ability to extend the intercept range of maneuver short-range air defense engagements.”
As for the command launch assembly (CLA) — the man-portable missile launcher interface — this also demonstrated an “enhanced range for operator detection and identification of aerial targets in real-world, low-visibility environments.”
Finally, the warhead, which underwent static arena testing, demonstrated “precise and repeatable lethality against a broad spectrum of aerial threats.”
The remaining six demonstrations addressed other critical functions of the new missile, including tracking, guidance, aerodynamic control, fuzing, and safety.
The success of the subsystem demonstrations, Raytheon says, should lead to exercises in which U.S. Army soldiers and Marines will get their hands on NGSRI prototypes and test them in exercises. It seems likely these trials won’t involve troops actually firing the missiles — at least, not yet. Raytheon said a first system flight test demonstration is only planned for later this year.
A replacement for the venerable Stinger short-range heat-seeking surface-to-air missile has been in the works for some time now, as TWZ has reported in the past, with the original plan being to get a finalized weapon into production no later than the 2027 Fiscal Year.
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