The M1097 Humvee AN/TWQ-1 Avenger Air Protection System additionally simply Avenger Air Protection System, designated AN/TWQ-1 below the Joint Electronics Kind Designation System, is an American self-propelled surface-to-air missile system which gives cellular, short-range air protection safety for floor items towards cruise missiles, unmanned aerial automobiles, low-flying fixed-wing plane, and helicopters.
The Avenger was initially developed for america Armed Forces and is at present utilized by the U.S. Army. The Avenger system was additionally utilized by the U.S. Marine Corps.
Initially developed as a personal enterprise by Boeing within the Eighties, the Avenger was developed over a interval of solely 10 months from preliminary idea to supply for testing to the U.S. Army. Preliminary testing was performed in Might 1984 on the Army’s Yakima Coaching Middle within the U.S. state of Washington. Throughout testing three FIM-92 Stinger missiles have been fired. Through the first check firing the system achieved a direct hit whereas transferring at 20 mph (30 km/h).
The second check firing, performed at night time whereas stationary, additionally achieved a direct hit. The third check firing, performed whereas on the transfer and within the rain, didn’t obtain a direct hit, however did nevertheless, go inside the missile’s ki*l vary and the shot was scored as a tactical ki*l. All three check photographs have been performed by operators who had by no means fired the missile earlier than.
In 1987, the U.S. Army awarded the primary manufacturing contract for 325 items.
In 1989, the system started its Preliminary Operational Take a look at and Analysis (IOT&E) sequence of assessments. The assessments have been performed in two levels with Stage 1 consisting of acquisition and monitoring trials at Fort Hunter Liggett, California and Stage 2 consisting of live-fire testing at White Sands Missile Vary, New Mexico. In February 1990, the Avenger system was deemed operationally efficient and started changing the M163 and M167 VADS.
Two variants have been deployed based mostly on the Humvee chassis: M998 HMMWV Avenger and M1097 Heavy HMMWV Avenger.
The Avenger comes primarily in three configurations, the Primary, Slew-to-Cue, and the Up-Gun.
The Primary configuration consists of a gyro-stabilized air protection turret mounted on a modified heavy Humvee. The turret has two Stinger missile launcher pods, every able to firing as much as 4 fire-and-forget infrared/ultraviolet guided missiles in speedy succession.
The Avenger could be linked to the Ahead Space Air Protection Command, Management, Communications and Intelligence (FAAD C3I) system, which allows exterior radar tracks and messages to be handed to the hearth unit to alert and cue the gunner.
The Slew-to-Cue (STC) subsystem permits the commander or gunner to pick a FAAD C3I reported goal for engagement from a show on a Concentrating on Console developed from VT Miltope’s Pony PCU.
As soon as the goal has been chosen, the turret could be robotically slewed on to the goal with restricted interplay by the gunner.
The modification was designed to permit the Avenger to carry out unit and asset protection along with its air protection mission. The precise missile pod was eliminated and the M3P .50 cal machine gun was moved to the pod’s former place. This allowed for the elimination of the turret’s cab security limits which enabled the gun to be fired straight in entrance of the HMMWV.
Eight of the unit’s Avengers have been modified to this configuration.
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