
As the Army assesses future air and missile defense requirements it must prepare to “ruthlessly” retire legacy air defense systems, such as its Patriot and Stinger systems, a lead modernization official said Tuesday. “We’re not going to Patriot and Stinger our way to a modernized air defense force. It’s not going to happen. We can’t afford it nor should we,” Brig. Gen. Brian Gibson, director of the Air and Missile Defense Cross-Functional Team, said during remarks at the service’s Fires…