FIM-92 Stinger

Ideanomics to Give Keynote Presentation at 2021 MOVE America

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Tuesday, September 21, 2021

Energica announced this week their plans to more than double their footprint in the United States by the end of 2021, supported by their partnership with Ideanomics Mobility and Capital divisions.

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  • Energica announced this week their plans to more than double their footprint in the United States by the end of 2021, supported by their partnership with Ideanomics Mobility and Capital divisions.
  • If interested in speaking with a member of the Ideanomics executive team while at MOVE America, please contact [email protected] .
  • Ideanomics is a global company focused on the convergence of financial services and industries experiencing technological disruption.
  • Together, Ideanomics Mobility and Ideanomics Capital provide global customers and partners with leading technologies and services designed to improve transparency, efficiency, and accountability, and shareholders with the opportunity to participate in high-potential, growth industries.

Aerojet Rocketdyne’s Arkansas Facility Delivers 5,000th Stinger Missile Solid Rocket Flight Motor

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

CAMDEN, Ark., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 5,000thsolid rocket flight motor for the Stinger missile system from its Solid Rocket Motor Center of Excellence in Camden, Arkansas, following a transition of the program from Gainesville, Virginia in 2005.

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  • CAMDEN, Ark., Oct. 15, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered the 5,000thsolid rocket flight motor for the Stinger missile system from its Solid Rocket Motor Center of Excellence in Camden, Arkansas, following a transition of the program from Gainesville, Virginia in 2005.
  • Aerojet Rocketdynes reliable propulsion has powered the Stinger missile system for more than three decades; were proud of our role helping to protect warfighters with critical air defense, said Eileen P. Drake, Aerojet Rocketdyne CEO and president.
  • Aerojet Rocketdyne provides both solid rocket motors that power the Stinger missile: the small launch motor that sends the missile a safe distance from the operator, and the main flight motor that propels the missile to intercept its target.
  • Over 30 years, Aerojet Rocketdyne has delivered more than 60,000 motor sets to support the Stinger missile system.

US Army soldiers to receive enhanced Stinger missiles for counter-drone missions

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Tuesday, June 18, 2019

PARIS, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Army is retrofitting Stinger missiles ,produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN),with proximity fuzes to help counter the growing threat of enemy unmanned aircraft systems.

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  • PARIS, June 18, 2019 /PRNewswire/ --The U.S. Army is retrofitting Stinger missiles ,produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN),with proximity fuzes to help counter the growing threat of enemy unmanned aircraft systems.
  • The enhancement enables the lightweight, self-contained Stinger air defense system to destroy a wider array of battlefield threats by detonating its warhead near the target, while maintaining the missile's proven hit-to-kill capability.
  • "The counter-UAS mission is so critical; several allied nations are interested in this upgraded Stinger."
  • The Army completed qualification testing on the new proximity fuze and will begin delivering the enhanced Stinger missile to soldiers later this year.

US Army completes qualification testing for new Stinger missile proximity fuze

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018

TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army has completed qualification testing for a new proximity fuze that significantly enhances the combat-proven Stinger missile produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).

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  • TUCSON, Ariz., Oct. 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. Army has completed qualification testing for a new proximity fuze that significantly enhances the combat-proven Stinger missile produced by Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN).
  • "Equipped with a new proximity fuze, Stinger is an affordable, near-term and proven solution for countering emerging threats in the battlespace," said Kim Ernzen, Raytheon Land Warfare Systems vice president.
  • "Together with the Army, we are putting the most capable Stinger yet into the hands of our brave men and women on the battlefield."
  • Combat proven, the Stinger missile has more than 270 fixed- and rotary-wing intercepts to its credit.