Air Defense

SGT Stout M-SHORAD

Also known as
  • M-SHORAD
  • Maneuver Short Range Air Defense
  • Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense
  • SGT STOUT
  • Sgt. Stout
  • Stryker M-SHORAD
  • IM-SHORAD

SGT Stout M-SHORAD is the U.S. Army's Stryker A1-based Maneuver Short Range Air Defense system for brigade-level protection against low-altitude air threats. General Dynamics Land Systems integrates the vehicle platform, while Leonardo DRS supplies the mission equipment package centered on a Moog RIwP turret, Stinger missiles, XM914 30 mm cannon, sensors, and networked air-defense equipment.

SGT Stout M-SHORAD, Stryker-based short-range air defense system, Air Defense
Image source: Sgt. Stout Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System
Profile / Specs

Profile

Origin
United States
Type
Stryker-based short-range air defense system
Service note
2020s-present
Designer
Leonardo DRS and program partners
Produced
2020s-present

Specifications

Platform
Stryker A1 / M1265A1 SHORAD Stryker armored vehicle
Integrator
General Dynamics Land Systems is the Stryker platform integrator and prime contractor; Leonardo DRS integrates the Mission Equipment Package before delivery to GDLS.
Turret
Moog Reconfigurable Integrated-weapons Platform (RIwP) turret as the centerpiece of the Leonardo DRS Mission Equipment Package.
Missiles
FIM-92 Stinger surface-to-air missiles; the initial configuration included AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire on an M299/Hellfire launcher, but Army reporting in 2024 described a retrofit plan replacing Hellfire with a second Stinger pod.
GunArmament
XM914 30 mm cannon and M240 7.62 mm machine gun.
SensorsAndNetworks
Multi-Mission Hemispheric Radar, MX-GCS EO/IR sighting system, IFF antenna, onboard 360-degree aerial surveillance, and interoperability with Sentinel radar.
ThreatSet
Low-altitude aerial threats including UAS, rotary-wing aircraft, and fixed-wing aircraft; CRS and Leonardo DRS also describe closer-range direct-fire use against smaller UAS and ground threats.
Variants

This record covers the SGT Stout name applied to the Army's M-SHORAD Increment 1 Stryker configuration. Later public M-SHORAD increments are treated as planned or adjacent developments unless a separate fielded configuration is documented.

VariantConfigurationDesignation notes
M-SHORAD Increment 3Planned kinetic-system upgrade path

CRS reports Increment 3 is planned to add the Stinger replacement missile and XM1223 multi-mode proximity airburst ammunition to the Increment 1 design, with vendor selection activity planned later in the decade.

Sources: U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT Stout

Integrated Missiles

Public sources identify Stinger as the current air-defense missile armament and Hellfire as part of the initial SGT Stout configuration, with the Hellfire installation later slated for replacement by a second Stinger pod.

Launched itemItem typeLaunch evidence
FIM-92 Stinger, Man-portable air-defense system, Air DefenseFIM-92 StingerSurface-to-air missile

The SGT Stout uses Stinger missiles for low-altitude aerial targets; CRS describes the later configuration as an eight-Stinger dual-launcher arrangement.

Sources: U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT Stout, Army prohibited soldiers from using Hellfire with M-SHORAD on Strykers due to safety concerns

AGM-114 Hellfire missile family, Air-to-surface missile family, MunitionsAGM-114 Hellfire missile familyInitial-configuration missile

The initial SGT Stout turret included AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles, but Army officials later said Hellfire use was prohibited and the launcher would be replaced by a second Stinger pod.

Sources: Moog Announces RIwP Award for U.S. Army M-SHORAD Increment 1 Program, Army prohibited soldiers from using Hellfire with M-SHORAD on Strykers due to safety concerns

Mounted Weapons And Launcher

The SGT Stout mission package combines missiles with a cannon, machine gun, and launcher hardware on the RIwP turret.

Carried itemItem typeCarriage evidence
M230 30 mm chain gun, 30 mm autocannon, Aircraft & UAVsM230 30 mm chain gun30 mm cannon family

Army and industry sources identify the SGT Stout gun armament as the XM914 30 mm cannon, a ground-system member of the M230LF/XM914 chain-gun family.

Sources: 6-56 ADAR Rolls Out a New Type of Stryker Unit, Moog Announces RIwP Award for U.S. Army M-SHORAD Increment 1 Program

M299 Launcher, Reusable multi-platform missile launcher, Support EquipmentM299 LauncherInitial Hellfire launcher

Breaking Defense reported that the initial modified turret carried an M299 launcher for two AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles before the Army moved toward a Stinger-pod retrofit.

Sources: Army prohibited soldiers from using Hellfire with M-SHORAD on Strykers due to safety concerns

Timeline

SGT Stout M-SHORAD Key Events

  1. GDLS receives the IM-SHORAD production contract

    General Dynamics Land Systems announced a USD 1.219 billion Army contract to produce, test, and deliver IM-SHORAD systems, with an initial order for 28 Stryker vehicles valued at USD 230 million.

    Sources: GDLS awarded USD 1.2 Billion U.S. Army Contract for Stryker IM-SHORAD Vehicles

  2. First systems reach 5-4 ADA

    CRS reports that 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment received the first four M-SHORAD systems in April 2021 and became fully equipped in late 2022.

    Sources: U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT Stout

  3. M-SHORAD receives the SGT Stout name

    The Army designated M-SHORAD as SGT Stout in June 2024 to honor Medal of Honor recipient Sgt. Mitchell William Stout.

    Sources: Army Names the M-SHORAD after Medal of Honor Recipient, U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT Stout

  4. 6-56 ADAR trains with the M1265A1 SHORAD Stryker

    Army reporting from Fort Cavazos identified the vehicle as the M1265A1 SHORAD Stryker and described fielding, crew gunnery, the SVUL pod, XM914 cannon, and M240 machine gun.

    Sources: 6-56 ADAR Rolls Out a New Type of Stryker Unit

  5. SGT Stout fires Stinger during Formidable Shield 25

    DVIDS imagery documented a 5-4 ADAR SGT Stout firing a Stinger missile during the NATO Formidable Shield 25 integrated air and missile defense exercise in Norway.

    Sources: 5-4 ADAR Supports Formidable Shield 25 (May 09)

  6. CRS updates fielding and increment plans

    CRS reported four active-component SGT Stout battalions fielded or in progress, future National Guard fieldings, and Increment 3 plans involving a Stinger replacement missile and XM1223 airburst ammunition.

    Sources: U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT Stout

Media

SGT Stout M-SHORAD Videos

SGT Stout M-SHORAD Images

SGT Stout M-SHORAD, Stryker-based short-range air defense system, Air Defense - view 1
Source: Sgt. Stout Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System
SGT Stout M-SHORAD, Stryker-based short-range air defense system, Air Defense - view 2
Source: Sgt. Stout Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense System
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Sources

Maneuver Short Range Air Defense (M-SHORAD)Publisher: Leonardo DRS | Note: Supports the Stryker-based M-SHORAD mission, Leonardo DRS Mission Equipment Package context, threat set, and partner background. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Leonardo DRS to Deliver Mission Equipment Packages for New SGT Stout M-SHORAD PlatformsPublisher: Leonardo DRS | Note: Supports Leonardo DRS assembly, integration, and test responsibilities for additional SGT Stout M-SHORAD Mission Equipment Packages. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Sgt. Stout Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense SystemPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports the public-domain primary image, Stryker A1 chassis context, and Army description of SGT Stout's air-defense role. | Accessed: 2026-07-13First to fire: air defenders conduct first NATO live fire with SGT STOUT in NorwayPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports SGT Stout nomenclature and Army-reported onboard Stinger missile, 30 mm cannon, and radar equipment during NATO exercise live fire. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Army Names the M-SHORAD after Medal of Honor RecipientPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports the official Army image, SGT Stout naming context, and Army description of the system as an integrated air-defense system. | Accessed: 2026-07-13GDLS awarded USD 1.2 Billion U.S. Army Contract for Stryker IM-SHORAD VehiclesPublisher: General Dynamics | Note: Supports GDLS production, test, delivery, prime-contractor context, initial 28-vehicle order, and Stryker IM-SHORAD threat set. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Moog Announces RIwP Award for U.S. Army M-SHORAD Increment 1 ProgramPublisher: Moog | Note: Supports RIwP turret selection, Stryker A1 basis, and integration of XM914, M240, Stinger, Longbow Hellfire, MX-GCS, and Hellfire launcher equipment. | Accessed: 2026-07-136-56 ADAR Rolls Out a New Type of Stryker UnitPublisher: U.S. Army | Note: Supports M1265A1 SHORAD Stryker nomenclature, 6-56 ADAR fielding, SVUL pod, XM914 cannon, M240 machine gun, and training context. | Accessed: 2026-07-13U.S. Army's Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense (MSHORAD) System - SGT StoutPublisher: Congressional Research Service | Note: Supports SGT Stout background, fielded battalions, Increment 1 configuration, planned future fieldings, Increment 3 context, and FY2027 budget request. | Accessed: 2026-07-13SGT STOUT Maneuver-Short Range Air Defense Data SheetPublisher: Leonardo DRS | Note: Supports current SGT Stout data-sheet capabilities, onboard sensors, direct-fire effectors, Sentinel interoperability, and equipment labels. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Army prohibited soldiers from using Hellfire with M-SHORAD on Strykers due to safety concernsPublisher: Breaking Defense | Note: Supports the initial Hellfire/M299/SVUL/XM914/MHR package and the Army plan to replace Hellfire launchers with a second Stinger pod. | Accessed: 2026-07-135-4 ADAR Supports Formidable Shield 25 (May 09)Publisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports public-domain gallery image provenance and a NATO exercise live-fire image of SGT Stout firing a Stinger missile. | Accessed: 2026-07-13Alpha Battery, 5-4 ADA, Shoot on the Move Training with SGT STOUTPublisher: DVIDS | Note: Supports public-domain gallery image provenance for SGT Stout shoot-on-the-move training at Grafenwoehr, Germany. | Accessed: 2026-07-13