Avenger
Mission
Provide
mobile, short-range air defense protection against cruise missiles,
unmanned aerial vehicles, low-flying fixed-wing aircraft, and helicoptors
to divisions, armored cavalry regiments, separate brigades, and
corps/theater air defense brigades.
Entered
Army Service
1989
Description
and Specifications
The system consists
of a gyro-stabilized air defense turret mounted on a modified heavy
High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). The turret has
two Stinger missile launcher pods, each capable of firing up to
4 fire-and-forget infrared/ultraviolet guided missiles in rapid
succession. Avenger can be linked to the Forward Area Air Defense
Command, Control, Communications and Intelligence (FAAD C3I) system,
which permits external radar tracks and messages to be passed to
the fire unit to alert and cue the gunner. Using the newly developed
Slew-to-Cue subsystem, the commander or gunner can select a FAAD
C3I reported target for engagement from a display, then, by a single
push-button, initiate an automatic slew in azimuth.
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Weapons: |
8 ready-to-fire
Stinger missiles
1 .50-caliber machine gun |
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Sensors: |
Forward
Looking Infrared (FLIR) sensor/laser range finder/optical site |
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Length: |
16 ft 3
in |
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Weight: |
8,600 lbs |
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Crew: |
2 |
Manufacturer
Boeing
(Huntsville, AL); AM General (South Bend, IN)
Point
of Contact
Office
of the Chief of Public Affairs
Media Relations Division
1500 Army Pentagon
Washington, DC 20310-1500
703.697.7592 / 7591
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