United States, May 12 -- The Lockheed Martin QuadStar (TM) missile recently successfully completed the Next-Generation Short-Range Interceptor (NGSRI) Seeker Characterization Flight Test (SCFT), a critical risk reduction milestone for the program. The test paves the way for continued testing as the U.S. Army moves into the next phase of the future replacement for the legacy Stinger missile.What happened: A Lockheed Martin QuadStar missile launched from a Command Launch Assembly (CLA) and flew a tactical trajectory, demonstrating the seeker performance at a range exceeding the legacy system capability.Key objective: The team set out to validate the seeker's ability to capture imagery, process signals onboard and maintain target tracking.Resu...