- The Army plans to buy roughly 11,000 next‑generation shoulder‑fired missiles (plus about 2,200 launch assemblies) over the next decade to replace aging Stingers, with production targeted to start in about five years.
- Lockheed Martin and RTX (Raytheon) are head‑to‑head for the contract — Raytheon makes the current Stinger and both companies have already been flight‑testing contenders.
- The new NGSRI will be a “fire‑and‑forget” weapon designed to be faster, longer‑range and more survivable against helicopters, fixed‑wing aircraft and larger drones — a push driven in part by depleted Stinger stockpiles from transfers to Ukraine and recent conflicts.
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