Raytheon Wins Stinger Contract, DOD Shifts Funding For Ukraine

U.S. Army paratroopers fire a Stinger missile during a live-fire exercise with Croatian Air Defense soldiers on April 8 near Medulin, Croatia.
Credit: U.S. Army
The Pentagon has awarded a new contract for Stinger anti-aircraft missile replacements while also shifting more internal money for military assistance to Ukraine, and is seeking to stockpile critical munitions as it looks at lessons learned from Russia’s invasion. The Defense Department on May 27...
Brian Everstine

Brian Everstine is the Pentagon Editor for Aviation Week, based in Washington, D.C. Before joining Aviation Week in August 2021, he covered the Pentagon for Air Force Magazine. Brian began covering defense aviation in 2011 as a reporter for Military Times.

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