{"id":51878,"date":"2021-10-12T00:30:00","date_gmt":"2021-10-12T00:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/10\/12\/first-platoon-of-short-range-air-defense-systems-get-workout-ahead-of-bigger-events\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T23:49:11","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T23:49:11","slug":"first-platoon-of-short-range-air-defense-systems-get-workout-ahead-of-bigger-events","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/land\/2021\/10\/12\/first-platoon-of-short-range-air-defense-systems-get-workout-ahead-of-bigger-events\/","title":{"rendered":"First platoon of short-range air defense systems get workout ahead of bigger events"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2014 The first platoon of the U.S. Army\u2019s Maneuver-Short-Range Air Defense System <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/04\/23\/first-short-range-air-defense-systems-deploy-to-europe\/\" target=\"_blank\">arrived in Europe<\/a> five months ago, and the first unit to receive the Stryker-based systems have now put them through their paces ahead of live-fire events and bigger exercises down the road, Lt. 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