The 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, part of the 10th Army Air & Missile Defense Command, completed the first live-fire of the maneuver short-range air defense weapon system at the tactical unit level and the first-ever live-fire of the system in Europe on Oct. 7, 2021. The week-long training took place at the Putlos Bundeswehr range on the Baltic Sea coast of Germany.
The purpose of the week’s training was to demonstrate the capabilities of the M-SHORAD Stryker. Members of 3rd Platoon, Alpha Battery engaged ground targets with the 7.62mm machine gun and aerial drone targets with three Stinger missiles.
Date Taken: | 10.10.2021 |
Date Posted: | 10.23.2021 08:36 |
Category: | Video Productions |
Video ID: | 818830 |
VIRIN: | 211010-A-KM584-822 |
PIN: | 102 |
Filename: | DOD_108643324 |
Length: | 00:01:40 |
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