|
Return to current Issue
Back Issues (1-04, 2-04,
3-04, 4-04)
Topics & Features:
Armored Fighting Vehicles
C4ISR
Combat Aircraft
Electronic Warfare
Fire Support
Future Combat Systems
Homeland Defense
Infantry Warfare
Logistics & support
Naval Systems
Net Centric Warfare
Precision Strike
Protection & Survivability
Spec-Ops, Counter Terror
Unmanned Systems
Defense Exhibitions
RSS News Feed
|
Net Centric Precision Strike Weapons
|
<- Page
4 of 7 pages -> |
Precision Guided
Weapons become true force multipliers when they are included as
"effectors" in an integrated Net-Centric force. In order to
effectively share data and respond to information flows, precision
guided weapons must be able to receive information before, and
during their autonomous flight, and also send back information
which can be shared by the rest of the networked elements.
 Introduction of datalinks is already taking place, offering
flexible targeting capabilities to weapons such as the Tomahawk
Block IV and SLAM-ER, as well as the Israeli
SPICE and Have Lite.
Future integration of datalinks is planned for
JASSM,
Storm Shadow
/ SCALP EG and even the advanced versions of
JDAM. Future systems
such as LOCAAS,
NetFires and
JCM will have datalinks built into
the system. The availability of such datalinks will provide
intelligence and targeting centers with access to many more "eyes"
dispersed throughout the battlespace, resulting in enhanced,
autonomous cooperative engagement capability. With the
availability of fresh information, the proportion of time
sensitive targets as part of the target sets is expected to
increase. Therefore, future "effectors" will be require to loiter
for extended periods of time over a target area, and attack
specific targets as they appear, of rapidly engage time sensitive
targets with minimum preparation. Such weapons will be carried by
aircraft, UAVs or pre-positioned in the theater, they will be
designed as multi-purpose weapons, offering selectable operating
modes to match the most common targets - such as selectable
multi-mode warheads and fuses, and multi-mode sensors. They should
be prepared to address different engagement conditions and target
profiles. Examples of such concepts are the
LOCAAS,
NetFires,
JCM and
MCT. |
|
Start -
Previous -
Next |
|
|