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Lockheed completes first flight test of Next‑Generation Short‑Range Interceptor (NGSRI)

Lockheed Martin completed the first flight test of its Next‑Generation Short‑Range Interceptor (NGSRI) at White Sands Missile Range on Jan. 13, 2026, advancing a candidate to replace the FIM‑92 Stinger. The system uses a modular, open‑systems architecture with AI/ML‑enabled guidance; more flights are planned.

Discovered 2026-01-13T10:58:03.260699-08:00 | 2026-01-13T10:58:03.260699-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The first flight proves early hardware and flight‑test progress for an Army Stinger replacement, demonstrating program momentum after the White Sands test on Jan. 13, 2026.
  • NGSRI’s modular, open‑systems design and AI/ML guidance highlight Lockheed’s move to field smarter, more networked interceptors and ties to its broader sensor development work, including its distributed infrared warning efforts (distributed infrared warning test).
  • The milestone adds to a wave of new interceptor activity across primes and startups — from short‑range systems to planned space‑based interceptors — shaping procurement and capability competition in missile defense (space‑based interceptor tests; private exoatmospheric interceptor).

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uasvision.com UK Defence Journal The Aviationist interestingengineering.com militarnyi.com milmag.pl
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2026-01-13T10:58:03.260699-08:00
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