Gunner
Army.ca Veteran
- Reaction score
- 11
- Points
- 430
The technology and capability gap between the Canadian Army and the US Army is becoming greater and greater...a niche deployment capability seems the way to go.
"As the US Army continues to debate its five-year spending plan, it has been reported that service officials are considering major cuts to the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS), deemed one of 19 critical weapon systems that will make up the Future Combat System. NLOS-LS began as a â Å“NetFiresâ ? technology project within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Based on a â Å“missiles in the boxâ ? concept, the system consists of a â Å“container launch unitâ ? capable of firing two types of missiles: a Precision Attack Munition and a Loitering Attack Munition. The program is currently funded at $1.1 billion for system development and demonstration across the Army's outyears spending plan. Contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin received contracts in March to begin development of the system. As the US Army continues its fiscal year 2006 through FY-11 budget deliberations, however, officials are considering killing the LAM and possibly delaying the fielding of PAM, these sources say. The LAM is a â Å“hunter-killerâ ? missile designed to loiter for up to 45 minutes before hitting its target, while the PAM is a low-cost direct attack missile. Both munitions are 7 inches in diameter and weigh 100 pounds."
"As the US Army continues to debate its five-year spending plan, it has been reported that service officials are considering major cuts to the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS), deemed one of 19 critical weapon systems that will make up the Future Combat System. NLOS-LS began as a â Å“NetFiresâ ? technology project within the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency. Based on a â Å“missiles in the boxâ ? concept, the system consists of a â Å“container launch unitâ ? capable of firing two types of missiles: a Precision Attack Munition and a Loitering Attack Munition. The program is currently funded at $1.1 billion for system development and demonstration across the Army's outyears spending plan. Contractors Raytheon and Lockheed Martin received contracts in March to begin development of the system. As the US Army continues its fiscal year 2006 through FY-11 budget deliberations, however, officials are considering killing the LAM and possibly delaying the fielding of PAM, these sources say. The LAM is a â Å“hunter-killerâ ? missile designed to loiter for up to 45 minutes before hitting its target, while the PAM is a low-cost direct attack missile. Both munitions are 7 inches in diameter and weigh 100 pounds."
