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US is developing a new Stinger missile which will have considerably higher range and altitude compared to the standard FIM92 missile.
The new version will be powered by a solid fuelled Ramjet motor. It will have a booster section that will be discarded once the supersonic speed is achieved. Then the front of the missile will will give way to a port to allow airflow. By not having to store an oxidiser in the solid fuel tank, as this is supplied by the air the ramjet engine will breathe, more fuel will be available to increase speed and range.
By gaining thrust till the last second until impact, the missile will be deadlier and faster.

As a man pad, this new missile will be a game changer in terms of a short range air defence carried by individual soldiers.
 

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US is developing a new Stinger missile which will have considerably higher range and altitude compared to the standard FIM92 missile.
The new version will be powered by a solid fuelled Ramjet motor. It will have a booster section that will be discarded once the supersonic speed is achieved. Then the front of the missile will will give way to a port to allow airflow. By not having to store an oxidiser in the solid fuel tank, as this is supplied by the air the ramjet engine will breathe, more fuel will be available to increase speed and range.
By gaining thrust till the last second until impact, the missile will be deadlier and faster.

As a man pad, this new missile will be a game changer in terms of a short range air defence carried by individual soldiers.
Imo that looks like you will need at least two person to use it. It looks bigger than current Stinger and it will be heavier.
 

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Dozens of M1 Abrams tanks, Bradley infantry fighting vehicles, Stryker armored personnel carriers, and M109 Paladin self-propelled guns have arrived in Washington to participate in the parade marking the 250th anniversary of the U.S. Army. The military parade will take place on June 14. More than nine thousand servicemen will come from all over the country to attend the celebrations. About seven thousand of them will take part in the parade itself.

 

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The US Army deployed the Typhon medium-range missile system for the first time at Marine Corps Base Iwakuni as part of the annual bilateral Resolute Dragon exercises in Japan. The US-Japan Resolute Dragon exercises will be held in Japan from September 11 to 25. The Typhoon system is designed to launch Standard Missile-6 and Tomahawk cruise missiles, which can be armed with nuclear warheads and have a range of approximately 2,000 kilometers. The system's deployment in Japan is temporary and limited to the maneuvers.

 

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Secretary of War Pete Hegseth summoned almost entire top brass to a meeting in Virginia.
Only speculations but not much detail at the moment.

PS: After an executive order early in September by the President Trump, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth will be referred as Secretary of War. Also, The Department of Defense is also to be called as Department of War as a secondary title to move around a Congressional approval.

 
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Pentagon orders arms makers to ‘quadruple’ missile production amid push for war: Report​

The US has been increasingly concerned that its stockpiles are not ready for a potential confrontation with China

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SEP 29, 2025

The US Defense Department has ordered suppliers to double or “even quadruple” production rates on a “breakneck” schedule over fears about a depletion of stockpiles and a potential confrontation with China in the future, the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) reported.

According to WSJ, “Military leaders are urging defense contractors to increase assembly of 12 critical weapons.”

The list includes Patriot interceptor missiles, long-range anti-ship missiles, Standard Missile-6 missiles, Precision Strike missiles, and Joint Air-to-Surface Missiles. Patriot is a particular priority, given Lockheed Martin's efforts to keep up with growing global demand.

Informed sources said there have been a series of recent high-level meetings between Pentagon officials and representatives of missile manufacturing companies.

US Deputy Defense Secretary Steve Feinberg is taking a direct role in this effort – called the Munitions Production Acceleration Council – and is calling company executives weekly to discuss the matter, according to the sources.

The Defense Department invited major missile suppliers to a roundtable meeting at the Pentagon in June to launch this effort.

The meeting was attended by US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and General Dan Keane, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. It included executives from several weapons manufacturers.

However, the report notes that stakeholders fear Washington’s goals are “unrealistic,” and that questions are arising about the funding needed to accelerate production.

Some suppliers have struggled to meet the new demands and are wary of overbuying orders that have not yet been funded by the government.

The WSJ report comes a few days after the Washington Post said an “unusual” meeting of hundreds of top US military leaders has been ordered by Hegseth.

“The highly unusual directive was sent to virtually all of the military's top commanders worldwide,” the newspaper wrote, citing more than a dozen people familiar with the matter.

The announcement comes months after Hegseth revealed plans to carry out a major consolidation of top military commands.

Hegseth's abrupt call for such an emergency meeting has led to concerns of a coming conflict.

A senior Pentagon official said, “In my 30 years in the US military, I have never seen anything like this. We might be on the brink of war.”

Monday’s report is not the first to note official concerns over low stockpiles.

During this year’s US campaign against Yemen, which ended in May, Washington burned through at least $1 billion in munitions. This raised concerns in the defense community that the US military would be left unprepared and would face “real operational problems” if a conflict with China were to erupt, according to the New York Times (NYT).

Analysts have also recently suggested the possibility of a new war between Israel and Iran, which Tel Aviv is likely to involve Washington in.

Israel was close to running out of interceptors during the 12-day war with Iran in June, which was mentioned in several reports. According to a WSJ report from June, Washington feared it would burn through its own interceptors while replenishing Israel’s stockpiles.

 

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