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

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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