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HASC Leaders Want Plan For Replenishing Stinger Missile Stockpile, Urge Fielding New SHORAD System

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HASC Leaders Want Plan For Replenishing Stinger Missile Stockpile, Urge Fielding New SHORAD System
Sgt. Zane Pettibone and Spc. Svenson Albert, a Stinger Man-Portable Air Defense System (MANPADS) team with 1st Battalion, 16th Infantry Regiment, 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 1st Infantry Division, prepare to fire, as part of the multinational live-fire training exercise Shabla 19, June 11, 2019. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Thomas Mort)

The leaders of the House Armed Services Committee are urging the Pentagon to establish a plan for replenishing the department’s stockpile of Stinger missiles that’ve been transferred to Ukraine, to include furthering development of a potential new short range air defense (SHORAD) system. Rep. Adam Smith (D-Wash.) and Mike Rogers (R-Ala.), the HASC chair and ranking member, respectively, sent a letter Friday to Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin and Army. Gen. Mark Milley, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,…

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