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		tyho on July 1, 2023 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: To make more stingers, U.S. needs to revive produc... Starstreak is also impervious to flares.

jandrewrogers on July 1, 2023 [–]

Starstreak is impervious to flares because it requires a human to paint the target. Stingers are fire-and-forget, and modern versions use dual-mode IR and UV imagers that are impervious to flares.

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