Army Recognition:
According to an article published on March 22, 2018 on the official website of the US Army, a maneuver system for short-range air defense (SHORAD) may be fielded five years faster than normal as the U.S. Army tests a new modernization process.
The first battery will be fielded in fiscal year 2020 with a dozen systems. A full battalion will be fielded the following year with another soon afterward. Under the legacy process, McIntire said that first battery wouldn’t even have been fielded until at least 2025.
The recently signed requirements document for Maneuver SHORAD calls for a vehicle such as a Stryker A-1 variant with a 50-caliber automatic weapon or 30mm cannon on top, along with a pod of missiles, and eventually a 50kw laser.
