Raytheon to Integrate STM on Light-Attack Aircraft
17.10.2011 Security
Raytheon is seeking to integrate its Small Tactical Munition onto a wide variety of light-attack aircraft.
STM is a new 12-pound, 22-inch-long, precision-guided, gravity-dropped weapon. Although initially designed for employment from unmanned aircraft systems, STM's small size makes it uniquely applicable to manned systems as well.
STM is the smallest air-launched weapon in Raytheon's portfolio.
"STM's small size enables the warfighter to carry dozens of STMs on a multitude of light attack aircraft," said Bob Francois, Vice President of Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems.
"Instead of using an expensive system to destroy a target such as a lightly armored vehicle, the warfighter could use an STM, which costs roughly the same as a pickup truck and reduces collateral damage," he added.
STM is a new 12-pound, 22-inch-long, precision-guided, gravity-dropped weapon. Although initially designed for employment from unmanned aircraft systems, STM's small size makes it uniquely applicable to manned systems as well.
STM is the smallest air-launched weapon in Raytheon's portfolio.
"STM's small size enables the warfighter to carry dozens of STMs on a multitude of light attack aircraft," said Bob Francois, Vice President of Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems for Raytheon Missile Systems.
"Instead of using an expensive system to destroy a target such as a lightly armored vehicle, the warfighter could use an STM, which costs roughly the same as a pickup truck and reduces collateral damage," he added.
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