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Official: Army Must Prepare To ‘Ruthlessly’ Retire Its Patriot, Stinger Systems In Near Future

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, August 31st, 2021

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Official: Army Must Prepare To ‘Ruthlessly’ Retire Its Patriot, Stinger Systems In Near Future

Raytheon's Patriot is an example of an Army air defense system. Photo: Raytheon

As the Army assesses future air and missile defense requirements it must prepare to “ruthlessly” retire legacy air defense systems, such as its Patriot and Stinger systems, a lead modernization official said Tuesday. “We’re not going to Patriot and Stinger our way to a modernized air defense force. It’s not going to happen. We can’t afford it nor should we,” Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson, director of the Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team, said during remarks at the service’s Fires…

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