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Yahoo
21-05-2025
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How the US Army is experimenting with giving its shoulder-launched Stinger missiles a much longer reach
The US Army highlighted an ongoing program to upgrade the range of its Stinger missiles. The program, Red Wasp, has been applying solid fuel ramjet technology to increase reach. Stingers have seen widespread use in a number of conflicts, including the Ukraine war. The US Army is developing new technology aimed at giving legacy Stinger missiles, shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, a much longer reach. An air defense interceptor program, Red Wasp, has been working on new technology to increase the Stinger's range, allowing it to hit targets at greater distances. The Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center shared an update on the Red Wasp program Wednesday, highlighting a successful test flight last year and plans for future flights. The Army said the focus of the program has been on solid-fueled ramjet technology, a dual propulsion cycle that starts with a conventional solid rocket motor to boost the missile to supersonic speed. Once the booster ultimately burns out, outside air enters the combustion chamber through a port at the front of Stinger's solid fuel rocket motor, rather than being stored on board, and ignites the ramjet fuel. "The ramjet cycle thus greatly increases the engine's delivered performance and ultimately the missile's range," the Army center explained. That'll help soldiers use Stinger to engage with threats like uncrewed aerial systems with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities at longer distances, said Capability Area Lead for Air and Missile Defense John Gibbs. "With Red Wasp, we can reach out and touch them at greater distances," he said. Stingers, man-portable air defense systems that fire surface-to-air missiles, have been in service since 1981, with few changes to their range over the past almost 45 years. They're fired over-the-shoulder and hone in on their target via infrared, making soldiers and insurgents more effective against helicopter gunships. Red Wasp was a high-risk, high-reward, completely government-owned program to make the system much more lethal, Chappell Ray, deputy capability area lead for air and missile defense, noted. The Stinger was chosen as a candidate for testing this type of technology a few years ago. At the time, "several industry propulsion experts expressed concerns about the feasibility of applying solid fuel ramjet technology to the Stinger form factor," Gibbs said. "The team took that as a challenge and within 18 months, successfully demonstrated the concept in a flight test." Additional flight testing is expected this summer. Stingers have been used in combat for decades. For instance, the US made the uneasy decision to share the missile with US-backed Afghan rebels to help erode the Soviet Union's control of the air. Over the course of the war, an estimated 2,000 and 2,500 were sent. Stingers have also seen combat in other wars, most recently Ukraine. Weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, then-US President Joe Biden sent them to Ukraine to shoot down Russian helicopters. Read the original article on Business Insider
Business Insider
21-05-2025
- Science
- Business Insider
How the US Army is experimenting with giving its shoulder-launched Stinger missiles a much longer reach
The US Army is developing new technology aimed at giving legacy Stinger missiles, shoulder-launched surface-to-air missiles, a much longer reach. An air defense interceptor program, Red Wasp, has been working on new technology to increase the Stinger 's range, allowing it to hit targets at greater distances. The Army's Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation and Missile Center shared an update on the Red Wasp program Wednesday, highlighting a successful test flight last year and plans for future flights. The Army said the focus of the program has been on solid-fueled ramjet technology, a dual propulsion cycle that starts with a conventional solid rocket motor to boost the missile to supersonic speed. Once the booster ultimately burns out, outside air enters the combustion chamber through a port at the front of Stinger's solid fuel rocket motor, rather than being stored on board, and ignites the ramjet fuel. "The ramjet cycle thus greatly increases the engine's delivered performance and ultimately the missile's range," the Army center explained. That'll help soldiers use Stinger to engage with threats like uncrewed aerial systems with intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance capabilities at longer distances, said Capability Area Lead for Air and Missile Defense John Gibbs. "With Red Wasp, we can reach out and touch them at greater distances," he said. Stingers, man-portable air defense systems that fire surface-to-air missiles, have been in service since 1981, with few changes to their range over the past almost 45 years. They're fired over-the-shoulder and hone in on their target via infrared, making soldiers and insurgents more effective against helicopter gunships. Red Wasp was a high-risk, high-reward, completely government-owned program to make the system much more lethal, Chappell Ray, deputy capability area lead for air and missile defense, noted. The Stinger was chosen as a candidate for testing this type of technology a few years ago. At the time, "several industry propulsion experts expressed concerns about the feasibility of applying solid fuel ramjet technology to the Stinger form factor," Gibbs said. "The team took that as a challenge and within 18 months, successfully demonstrated the concept in a flight test." Additional flight testing is expected this summer. Stingers have been used in combat for decades. For instance, the US made the uneasy decision to share the missile with US-backed Afghan rebels to help erode the Soviet Union's control of the air. Over the course of the war, an estimated 2,000 and 2,500 were sent. Stingers have also seen combat in other wars, most recently Ukraine. Weeks after Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, then-US President Joe Biden sent them to Ukraine to shoot down Russian helicopters.
Calgary Herald
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Calgary Herald
Calgary Surge stage late rallies, stun Edmonton Stingers in CEBL opener
The Calgary Surge opened up the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League campaign with excitement. Article content And a dramatic victory. Article content Tied heading into the Elam Ending and then by five late in the end-game scenario, the Surgemade up the stagger and soared past the host and rival Edmonton Stingers in an 86-84 triumph Sunday. Article content It was Jameer Nelson Jr.'s layup that was the difference in the CEBL's season-opener for the visiting Surge at Edmonton EXPO Centre. Article content Article content One of the team's new members in a lineup full of them raced coast-to-coast for to seal the win in his first-ever CEBL game. Article content Article content 'I didn't know I was gonna get that open,' Nelson Jr., who was named game MVP, told sideline reporter Sarah Ryan. Article content 'I got full speed, so there was no reason to stop.' Article content Nobody could stop Nelson late, as he finished with a game-high 22 points, highlighted by the final three buckets for the victors, including a three-point make to push them one field goal shy of next-one-wins territory. Article content His points came on 7-for-12 shooting, adding five rebounds and four assists. Article content Nelson was part of a starting five that proved productive for the visiting side, with veteran Sean-Miller Moore, Greg Brown III — including seven rebounds and four blocks — and Gabe Osabuohien each scoring 14 points in the victory. Article content It didn't matter that they were in enemy territory. Article content 'I thought the crowd was great,' Nelson said. 'I thought that was a lot of adversity for us. And it's a rivalry, so I feel like we're gonna be tested, but that was definitely a tough test to start the season.' Article content Article content Indeed, the Battle of Alberta picked up right where it left off last year. Article content For the Stingers, their season starts in the same bitter way that the last two campaigns ended after they fell to the Surge in the Western Conference semifinals each time. Article content Meanwhile, the retooled Surge still seem to have the upper hand on their provincial rival. Article content The Stingers took a 10-point lead into the fourth quarter, but the Surge responded with an 11-1 run to tie things up. Article content The rivals remained knotted at 77 apiece when the clock was stopped for target-score time. Article content The Stingers again raced to an advantage, scoring the next five points. But the Surge battled back once more with a 7-0 run before the Stingers tied the game at 84, setting the stage for Nelson's heroics.
Winnipeg Free Press
10-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Edmonton Stingers and Calgary Surge renew Alberta rivalry to start CEBL season
An intra-provincial rivalry will kick off the 2025 Canadian Elite Basketball League season. The Edmonton Stingers will host the Calgary Surge in the first CEBL game of the year on Sunday. Stingers guard Nick Hornsby said 'it's definitely a heated rivalry' and the games are always pretty intense. 'There's usually a couple of Calgary fans that come up and there's always the Edmonton fans that go when we go play in Calgary.' said Hornsby in a phone interview on Friday. 'It's always good, it's always fun. Rivalry games have always been fun for as long as I've played basketball. 'It's always just an enjoyable time, it's a little bit of a different atmosphere. There's a little something different in the air.' The Stingers finished a game back of the Vancouver Bandits and two up on Calgary in the 2024 regular season. The Surge beat Edmonton 78-69 in the quarterfinals on Aug. 4. That early exit is something that Stingers head coach and general manager Jordan Baker hasn't forgotten. 'It was a very, very, very, very, very long off-season,' said Baker. 'It feels like we've got a lot of unfinished business from last August that needs to be rectified. 'We're really excited to get going.' Calgary was then eliminated by Vancouver in the semifinals 89-87 on Aug. 9, before the Bandits lost to the Niagara River Lions 97-95 in the championship game on Aug. 11. 'My hopes and expectations never change. I'm always excited to get going and get some wins,' he said. 'I always love to win and just be part of a good organization. 'Coming here and this team having won two championships already, I always have high hopes for winning more.' Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Although it's just the first game of the season, Baker said the stakes are high. Because the Winnipeg Sea Bears will host this year's championship weekend Aug. 22-25 at Canada Life Centre, they automatically claim one of the Western conference's two playoff berths. 'It certainly poses a challenge and we've got some other great teams in our conference, that are vying for that one spot,' said Baker. 'It's not like we're going to be surprised come August that Winnipeg has an automatic bid. 'This game against Calgary, the opener, is gonna be important. We only play them three times. So for us to get an edge and not a tiebreak situation potentially could mean the difference between a home playoff game and a road playoff game.' Vancouver visits the Saskatchewan Rattlers on Thursday and then there are four games next weekend. This report by The Canadian Press was first published May 10, 2025.
