Archie to SAM: A Short Operational History of Ground-Based Air ...

FROM GUNS TO MISSILES
Figure 52. Avenger. The Avenger consisted of a turret with Stinger
missiles mounted on the ubiquitous Hummer. (Reprinted from Redstone
Arsenal.)
Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV or Hummer)
mounts a turret armed with eight Stingers. The Army awarded
Boeing a contract to manufacture the system in August 1987.
It received its first production system in November 1988 and
by January 1997 had received over 900 units. Current plans
call for the Army to get just over 1,000 Avengers and the Marines
almost 240. It is the first Army antiaircraft system that has the
capability to shoot on the move. Another self-propelled version
of Stinger is the M6 Bradley Linebacker (fig. 53). It consists of
a four-round Stinger pod mounted on a Bradley fighting vehicle.
The Army awarded the initial contract in 1995, which
now consists of converting 260 Bradleys to this configuration.
Besides being fielded by the United States, Stinger serves 17
other countries. 70 103