Avenger PIP
The Avenger is a lightweight, ground-to-air missile and gun weapon system mounted on a High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV). It is designed to protect against unmanned aircraft systems (UAS), cruise missiles, and fixed- and rotary-wing threats. The Avenger provides day/night and adverse weather operational capabilities, shoot-on-the-move functionality, rapid target engagement, and remote firing capability. It is highly mobile, capable of being air-dropped, helicopter-lifted, and air-transportable. The system employs up to eight Stinger missiles to counter aerial threats and is equipped with an M3P .50 Caliber Machine Gun for close-in ground and air defense. An Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system is integrated to aid in identifying friendly aircraft, minimizing the risk of fratricide. The Avenger fleet consists of 421 systems, including 169 systems equipped with a digital Slew-to-Cue (STC) capability, which enhances target detection and engagement speed. The Avenger Modification - Service Life Extension Program (MOD-SLEP) consists of Project 038: Avenger Production Improvement Program (PIP) and Program Element CE8710: Avenger MODS. The ongoing MOD-SLEP addresses the obsolescence of Avenger components to ensure Avenger maintains operational capability through the end of its economic useful life. Key MOD-SLEP components are the Targeting Console (TC), the M3P, the Avenger Fire Control Computer (AFCC), the Mode 5 IFF, the Vehicle Internal Communications (VIC-5), and the Assured Positioning Navigation and Timing (A-PNT) capability. The AFCC and TC are fielded to the STC Avengers. All other components are fielded to the entire Avenger fleet. The FY 2027 funding of $2.054 million is allocated to support ongoing system testing requirements and implement system improvements to address evolving threats.
FY2027 planned work FY 2027 funding continues obsolescence mitigation through product improvements, which allows for the integration, testing and qualification of replacement parts required for system improvements to address evolving threats.
FY2026 to FY2027 change Increase of FY27 funding supports increased obsolescence mitigation and threat updates due to the age of the system.
FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 funding continues to support system testing requirement and addresses evolving threats and obsolescence mitigation, which allows for product improvement of repair parts that are no longer available.
FY2025 accomplishments FY 2025 funding continues to support system testing requirement and addresses evolving threats and obsolescence mitigation, which allows for product improvement of repair parts that are no longer available.