Israeli company Uvision has answered the recently issued RFI for the repeatedly delayed US Army Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS ) program.
The live demonstration of the different systems competing for the contract, is expected now for early 2020.
The US army plans to allow infantry soldiers to attack targets beyond line of sight by themselves by using miniature loitering weapon systems.
Until now, the army purchased the Switchblade system manufactured by AeroVironment.
This system is designed to engage stationary and moving targets in hostile environments, while reducing collateral damage.
However, the army needs a more advances systems and in 2016 began a selection process.
Israeli company Uvision has teamed with Raytheon, to offer the Israeli company’s Hero-30 loitering weapons system.
The process has been delayed time after time. A planned visit to Israel of experts of the US Special Operations Command (SOCOM) and marines, scheduled for December 2018 was cancelled and then delayed time after time.
The LMAMS program is aimed at selecting 25.000 loitering weapon systems in a 15 year period.
According to the contract if the Hero-30 is selected, Raytheon will serve as the main contractor.
The special derivative of the Hero-30 loitering weapon system will be lighter and will carry a smaller warhead but will be capable of hitting the target very accurately with a 1.2 pounds warhead.
The current version of the Hero-30 weapon system, weighs 6.5 pounds and carried in a canister, that is used also as a pneumatic launcher. After launch the electric motor is turned on.
The HERO-30 is equipped with a day/night sensor and has an endurance of 30 minutes. The company is working on extending the endurance.
After the HERO-30 is launched it locks on the predesigned target and transmits the video to the operator using a hand held unit.
The HERO-30 is loitering in altitudes between 1000 and 2000 feet above the ground. The data link that was developed for the system can control it in ranges of 6 to 25 miles, depending on the antenna used.
In the meantime, the Hero- 30 was purchased by some unidentified armed forces.
The Israeli company has recently developed a new launcher for the Hero-30.
According to the company, the newly configured launcher offers reduced system weight, greater safety and ease-of-use during launch, and can be easily mounted on military platforms. Its pneumatic launch, low noise and low thermal signature make the Hero-30 an invisible, high-precision surprise and lethal attacker, providing a major asset to the fighting force.
By Arie Egozi
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