{"id":45687,"date":"2025-05-21T20:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-05-21T20:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T04:30:07","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T04:30:07","slug":"army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s 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 for the first time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sgt. STOUT vehicle, formerly known as Maneuver Short-Range Air Defense, or M-SHORAD, consists of a Stryker vehicle with mounted Stinger missiles, onboard radar and a 30mm cannon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Soldiers with the 5th Battalion, 4th Air Defense Artillery Regiment, joined NATO allies for Exercise Formidable Shield 2025 in the Arctic Circle near Andoya, Norway, according to an Army <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/498565\/first-fire-air-defenders-conduct-first-nato-live-fire-with-sgt-stout-norway\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.dvidshub.net\/news\/498565\/first-fire-air-defenders-conduct-first-nato-live-fire-with-sgt-stout-norway\">release<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Air defenders engaged target drones simulating low-altitude threats over several late-night live-fire events, both from the Sgt. STOUT and dismounted from the vehicle.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/2021\/10\/11\/the-skies-are-no-longer-safe-so-these-soldiers-are-preparing-to-defend-them\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"214\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/mshorad2.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">The skies are no longer safe, so these soldiers are preparing to defend them<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">New units, new priorities keep air defenders in the spotlight.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Formidable Shield included 16 warships, 27 aircraft and eight ground units from 11 NATO and partner nations between May 6-9. Primarily an integrated air and missile defense exercise that began a decade ago as a naval missile defense exercise, the event has added ground-based air defense assets in response to real-world combat lessons from the Russia-Ukraine War.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norwegian SHORAD crews on Andoya Island served as the final protective layer for forces during the exercise, destroying any threats that may have made it past naval defenses in the Norwegian Sea.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Sgt. STOUT is designed to intercept drones, helicopters and cruise missiles, which overlaps with ship-based and high-altitude interceptors NATO forces operate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur radar here can only see so far, but we push what we see to the network, and the ships that maybe can\u2019t see over here get early warning,\u201d said Maj. Ben Bowman, battalion operations officer, in the release. \u201cLikewise, they can see a track further out than we can, so we have a heads-up that something\u2019s coming a lot earlier and that just gives us the edge.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Norwegian forces operated the National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile System and the Norwegian Mobile Air Defense System. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Marines from Marine Air Control Group 28 sent teams with shoulder-launched Stinger missiles and operated a tactical air operations center, according to the release.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhen they see a different ship each night with different drones, different air forces or [ground-based air defense] defending or attacking, it makes it complex for them,\u201d said Cmdr. Fridtjof Joys of the Royal Norwegian Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"4096\" height=\"3072\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-88401\" srcset=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg 4096w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg?resize=300,225 300w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg?resize=768,576 768w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg?resize=1024,768 1024w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg?resize=1536,1152 1536w, https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Avenger-Africa.jpg.jpg?resize=2048,1536 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4096px) 100vw, 4096px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">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)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Meanwhile, some 3,500 miles away in Ben Ghilouf, Tunisia, soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 57th Air Defense Regiment, 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade, 10th Army Air and Missile Defense Command, achieved another air defense milestone with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/285531\/air_defenders_make_history_at_african_lion_2025#:~:text=BEN%20GHILOUF%2C%20Tunisia%20%E2%80%94%20In%20the,time%20on%20the%20African%20continent.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.army.mil\/article\/285531\/air_defenders_make_history_at_african_lion_2025#:~:text=BEN%20GHILOUF%2C%20Tunisia%20%E2%80%94%20In%20the,time%20on%20the%20African%20continent.\">first-ever deployment of the Avenger Air Defense System in Africa<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Avenger includes eight Stinger missiles mounted on a Humvee for mobile air defense.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The system was deployed as part of this year\u2019s African Lion exercise, an annual exercise on the continent featuring dozens of nations. This year\u2019s exercise takes place through Friday across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBy integrating our systems with those of our allies, we ensure that any potential adversary faces a unified, technologically advanced defense,\u201d said Col. Haileyesus Bairu, the 52nd Air Defense Artillery Brigade commander, in the release. \u201cThis makes it far more difficult for hostile forces to threaten the United States or our partners.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa, led the exercise on behalf of the U.S. Africa Command.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe leave this exercise more prepared, more confident, and more capable than when we arrived,\u201d said Command Sgt. Maj Charles Robinson, 52d Air Defense Artillery Brigade senior enlisted adviser, in the release. \u201cThat\u2019s the true measure of success for us, and it\u2019s what keeps our homeland safe.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":88398,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":14,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[160,14,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3481],"class_list":["post-45687","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-land","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"LRARSWMXCFE2XBPGOKI7O55SIA","arc_canonical_url":"\/news\/your-army\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2025-05-21T20:00:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-08T04:30:07+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Todd South\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Todd South\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\n\t    \"@context\": \"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\n\t    \"@graph\": [\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Article\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#article\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"author\": {\n\t                \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"headline\": \"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2025-05-21T20:00:00+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T04:30:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"mainEntityOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"wordCount\": 630,\n\t            \"commentCount\": 0,\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Stout2.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"articleSection\": [\n\t                \"Daily News Roundup\",\n\t                \"Land\",\n\t                \"Newsletters\"\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"CommentAction\",\n\t                    \"name\": \"Comment\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#respond\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebPage\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time - Defense News\",\n\t            \"isPartOf\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"primaryImageOfPage\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#primaryimage\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"thumbnailUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Stout2.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"datePublished\": \"2025-05-21T20:00:00+00:00\",\n\t            \"dateModified\": \"2026-08-08T04:30:07+00:00\",\n\t            \"description\": \"The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.\",\n\t            \"breadcrumb\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#breadcrumb\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ReadAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": [\n\t                        \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/\"\n\t                    ]\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#primaryimage\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Stout2.jpg.jpg\",\n\t            \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/08\\\/Stout2.jpg.jpg\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"BreadcrumbList\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/2025\\\/05\\\/21\\\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\\\/#breadcrumb\",\n\t            \"itemListElement\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 1,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Home\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"home\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 2,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Land\",\n\t                    \"item\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/land\\\/\",\n\t                    \"ad_zone\": \"land\"\n\t                },\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"ListItem\",\n\t                    \"position\": 3,\n\t                    \"name\": \"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time\"\n\t                }\n\t            ]\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"WebSite\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#website\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"description\": \"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News\",\n\t            \"publisher\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"potentialAction\": [\n\t                {\n\t                    \"@type\": \"SearchAction\",\n\t                    \"target\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"EntryPoint\",\n\t                        \"urlTemplate\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"\n\t                    },\n\t                    \"query-input\": {\n\t                        \"@type\": \"PropertyValueSpecification\",\n\t                        \"valueRequired\": true,\n\t                        \"valueName\": \"search_term_string\"\n\t                    }\n\t                }\n\t            ],\n\t            \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\"\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#organization\",\n\t            \"name\": \"Defense News\",\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/\",\n\t            \"logo\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/06\\\/defensenews-logo-white.png\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"Defense News\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"\n\t            }\n\t        },\n\t        {\n\t            \"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t            \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1\",\n\t            \"name\": \"migration\",\n\t            \"image\": {\n\t                \"@type\": \"ImageObject\",\n\t                \"inLanguage\": \"en-US\",\n\t                \"@id\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec\",\n\t                \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"contentUrl\": \"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\n\t                \"caption\": \"migration\"\n\t            },\n\t            \"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/one.sightlinemg.com\\\/defensenews\\\/author\\\/migration\\\/\"\n\t        }\n\t    ]\n\t}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time - Defense News","description":"The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.","robots":{"index":"noindex","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time","og_description":"The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.","og_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/","og_site_name":"Defense News","article_published_time":"2025-05-21T20:00:00+00:00","article_modified_time":"2026-08-08T04:30:07+00:00","author":"Todd South","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Todd South","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/"},"author":{"name":"migration","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1"},"headline":"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time","datePublished":"2025-05-21T20:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T04:30:07+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/"},"wordCount":630,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stout2.jpg.jpg","articleSection":["Daily News Roundup","Land","Newsletters"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/","name":"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time - Defense News","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stout2.jpg.jpg","datePublished":"2025-05-21T20:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2026-08-08T04:30:07+00:00","description":"The Sgt. STOUT and Avenger, both mobile air defense systems, deployed for major European and African exercises.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stout2.jpg.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stout2.jpg.jpg"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2025\/05\/21\/army-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-the-arctic-africa-for-first-time\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","ad_zone":"home"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Land","item":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/","ad_zone":"land"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"Army air defense systems deploy to the Arctic, Africa for first time"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#website","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","name":"Defense News","description":"Covering the politics, business and technology of defense | Defense News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#organization","name":"Defense News","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/defensenews-logo-white.png","caption":"Defense News"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/#\/schema\/person\/cc76c831bb37a926738c8391fca7a3b1","name":"migration","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=gcf4cb6ee0ec29e49e7a963234e4340ec","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/9e8d47be443ce94ce7fc357677b5f9c70235bb1f59e7267a102a74af58c04f59?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"migration"},"url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/author\/migration\/"}]}},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"distributor_meta":false,"distributor_terms":false,"distributor_media":false,"distributor_original_site_name":"Defense News","distributor_original_site_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews","push-errors":false,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Stout2.jpg.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45687","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/7"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=45687"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45687\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":45690,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/45687\/revisions\/45690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=45687"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=45687"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=45687"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=45687"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}