For more than 40 years, the FIM-92 Stinger has been one of the U.S. Army’s most effective air defense weapons. It helped change the war in Afghanistan, protected troops for decades, and is still being used in Ukraine today.
But drones have changed the battlefield.
Now, the Army is developing the Next Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI) to replace the Stinger and give soldiers a better way to defeat everything from helicopters and cruise missiles to the growing threat of small drones.
In this video, we break down the history of the Stinger, why it needs a replacement, what we know about NGSRI, and how it fits into the Army’s future short-range air defense plans.
Air Defense Yearbook: https://web.archive.org/web/20130425052021/http%3A//www.airdefenseartillery.com/files/64224585.pdf
00:00 – Intro
00:34 – What is the Stinger?
03:38 – What is the NGSRI?
08:28 – How NGSRI fits into M-SHORAD/SGT Stout and Army air defense
13:29 – Do we really need NGSRI?
15:56 – Channel Updates
Recorded on: July 14, 2026
Written by: Kyle Gunn
Edited by: Savvy
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