It's good to see we can get it right,
M-SHORAD is
no more; the system is now
officially called the
Sgt. Stout as of Saturday
15 June 2024.
From Ref. 2
"The first two SGT STOUT battalions are in Germany and at Fort Sill, Oklahoma, and the Army recently
fielded its third battalion at Fort Cavazos, Texas, in February. In April of 2024, six SGT STOUT vehicles and more than 40 Soldiers provided effective short-range air defense during live-fire exercises as part of DEFENDER 24's Saber Strike exercise in Poland, demonstrating the ability to protect Soldiers like its namesake."
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ar...85886340&ei=48
https://www.army.mil/article/277291/...onor_recipient
https://crsreports.congress.gov/prod.../IF/IF12397/11
(I used this source as a primary reference dealing with TRICARE For Life.)
I had posted on this system early but quite frankly haven't tracked it for a while. I only knew the Army was fast tracking the system since it's using both an existing platform and weapons. What's new is the
Radar and FCS.
As supported by
Ref. 3
". In April 2021, the
5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment received the first four of its M-SHORAD systems, becoming
fully equipped by late 2022."
If we go with the above and
Ref. 2 using the word "
fielded" that mean
START JAN 2023.
But others are saying
2025 for full fielding. The refs. are in line that the
only system out there is the
Sgt. Stout increment 1 systems of which
Ref. 3 goes into detail on that and more.
I think the safe bet here is to "
split the difference" and use
START JAN 2024.
Regards,
Pat
