Commandos Buying Thousands of Small Missiles That Pack A Bigger Punch Than Hellfires

[rangerrebew]

 Commandos Buying Thousands of Small Missiles That Pack A Bigger Punch Than Hellfires

As counterterrorism missions show no signs of slowing down and civilian casualties always a worry, the commando command is turning to a light, guided munition to chase down fast-moving targets.
By Paul McLeary on May 11, 2018 at 2:05 PM


WASHINGTON: Small insurgent groups have long used speed and distance to try and outrun American precision-guided weapons launched from loitering drones and attack aircraft. But a new weapon being employed by U.S. special operators is trying to erase that tactic from their playbook.

A lightweight glide missile, smaller and more powerful than a Hellfire and fired from a C-130 gunship tens of thousands of feet above the battlefield, is about to start heading to the force by the thousands, according to SOCOM documents about an upcoming contract award.

https://breakingdefense.com/2018/05/commandos-buying-thousands-of-small-missiles-that-pack-a-bigger-punch-than-hellfires/?utm_campaign=Raytheon%20Space%20Symposium%20&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=62862784&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8DFrK4C93AHAxsacEU-EWDTcitkHYQr6e0dEKnvQq9ShAwQd-InDB5FatQDZlM9qYDREvDeni3NOI2Is3MTv-LXgENSg&_hsmi=62862784