“The Avenger short-range air defense systems will also provide Ukraine with capability to protect Ukrainian troops and critical infrastructure against unmanned aerial systems and helicopters ...

The Avenger has laser and infrared technology to identify and track targets. U.S. Avenger air defense systems, which are mounted on Humvees and are highly mobile, are now being used to protect ...

The fully automated, short-range Avenger air defense system is the Army's premier shoot-on-the-move air defense weapon. It is a lightweight, highly mobile, easily transportable surface-to-air ...

Ellie Cook is a Newsweek security and defense reporter based in London, U.K. Her work focuses largely on the Russia-Ukraine war, the U.S. military, weapons systems and emerging technology.

The Biden administration for the first time will send Ukraine four Avenger air defense systems as part of its latest $400 million weapons package, the Pentagon announced Thursday. The most recent ...

The Biden administration is ratcheting up air defense for Ukraine with an influx ... told reporters that the Avenger system can protect against cruise missiles, helicopters and drones, saying ...

However, the Avenger is a lightweight, super portable, surface-to-air weapons system that packs a punch like a superhero, and is a critical component of the U.S. Army's overall defense strategy.

The Army's newest air defense platform recently conducted its first live fire in the Arctic alongside NATO allies while another air defense unit deployed the Avenger Air Defense System in Africa ...

rotates the turret on the Avenger Air Defense System at 22 Wing North Bay in preparation for the Vigilant Shield Air Defence Artillery Field Training Exercise on August 14, 2016. (Canadian Armed ...

Soldiers assigned to the 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command operate the Avenger Air Defense System, at African Lion 2025, at Ben Ghilouf Training Area, Tunisia. (Sgt. Jose Lora/Army ...