The American anti-missile system Avenger (Avenger), which was prepared to be deducted, It decided to modernize and put in the troops. As the “Warspot” with reference to the portal defence-blog.com, the Pentagon decided to modernize all complexes, in service with the American army.
AT 2018 year European command of the American army (ME WITH) requested the U.S. Department of Defense 72 machines Avenger AN / TWQ-1, which were supposed to cover American forces in Europe from air attacks. The Pentagon decided to deactivate and modernize this number of air defense systems and send them to Germany. Now, a decision has been made to deactivate all available “Avengers”.
reportedly, the upgrade program will take place in two stages. On the first air defense systems are equipped with new missiles, get a new guidance mode, allowing the module to automatically rotate and aim at the target designation of radars. At the second stage, the complexes will be equipped with a recognition system “friend or foe”, automatic fire control system, install air conditioning and heating systems. Also, all analog equipment will be replaced with digital. reported, that the car will be additionally armed with a new machine gun. The first stage of modernization should be completed by September 2020 of the year, second – to 2023 year.
The Avenger AN / TWQ-1 air defense system was developed in the 80s and is an army off-road vehicle HMMWV, in the back of which there is a turntable with two launchers of anti-aircraft missiles, four FIM-92 Stinger missiles each.
Currently “The Avengers” are in service with the 5th battalion SHORAD (Short-Range Air Defense) 4-1st anti-aircraft artillery regiment in Germany. In addition, the US Army has four more batteries. “Avenger”: one in Korea and three in the United States. .
According to available information, the Pentagon plans to revive 10 battalions, armed with air defense systems “Avenger”.
