Mysterious Weapon Fired From M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle Identified
The modular drone launched from a TOW missile launcher opens up many possibilities beyond its pairing with the Bradley.
Joseph Trevithick
Published Apr 14, 2025 1:31 PM EDT
An unknown weapon seen being fired from a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle's BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launcher at a major test event earlier this year has now been identified.
An unknown weapon seen being fired from a U.S. Bradley Fighting Vehicle’s BGM-71 TOW anti-tank guided missile launcher at a major test event earlier this year has now been identified. It is a Raytheon Coyote LE SR uncrewed aerial system, which can be configured for surveillance and reconnaissance, electronic warfare, and signal relay missions, and as a kamikaze drone. TWZ was first to report on what the Army referred to initially only as a “670.”
Raytheon (now formally named RTX) confirmed to TWZ that the picture the Army previously released shows a Bradley launching a Coyote LE SR (Launched Effect, Short-Range) at the Project Convergence-Capstone 5 (PC-C5) event at Fort Irwin, California, back in March 2025. The company also confirmed that the Bradley’s TOW launcher did not have to be modified for the demonstration, which the Army funded. Since 2020, the service has been using Project Convergence events to test, integrate, and network together new weapon systems and other capabilities in ever-more operationally relevant scenarios.
The full image of what we now know is a Bradley Fighting Vehicle launching a Coyote LE SR at PC-C5. US Army
In March, Raytheon separately announced a successful aerial test launch of a Coyote LE SR from a Bell 407 helicopter at the privately owned and operated Nine Mile Training Center in Texas. The company has also teased potential naval applications for the newest member of the Coyote family.
https://www.twz.com/land/mysterious-weapon-fired-from-m2-bradley-fighting-vehicle-identified
