Low Cost Autonomous Attack System
- Low Cost Autonomous Attack System
The Low Cost Autonomous Attack System (LOCAAS). In 1998 the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Army Lockheed Martin began to examine the feasibility of a small, affordable cruise missile weapon for use against armoured and unarmoured vehicles, materiel and personnel, and if so develop a demonstration program [ [http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/locaas.htm Low Cost Autonomous Attack System - Global Security] ] . The program has cost approx. $150,000,000 so far; the cost per unit is calculated to be $30,000 based on a production of 12,000 units.
After being launched from a weapon platform, it is guided by GPS/INS to the target general area, where it can loiter. A laser radar (LIDAR or LADAR) illuminates the targets, determines their range, and matches their 3-D geometry with pre-loaded signatures. The LOCAAS system then selects the highest priority target and the the warhead's mode for the best effect. [ [http://www.afrlhorizons.com/Briefs/Jun02/MN0205.html Powered Low-Cost Autonomous Attack System - US Air Force Research Laboratory] ]
It is part of the Small Bomb System (SBS) program.
pecifications
* Weight: 100 lb
* Length: 36 in
* Speed: 200 knots
* Search altitude: 750 feet
* Footprint: 25 nm² (86 km²)
* Motor: 30-pound (130 N) thrust class turbojet.
* Range: >100 nm (190 km)
* Loiter time: 30 min max.
* Guidance: GPS/INS with LADAR terminal seeker
* Warhead: 7.7 kg (17 lb) multi-mode explosively formed projectile (long rod penetrator, aerostable slug or fragmentation) [ [http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/app4/locaas.html Lockheed Martin LOCAAS - Designation Systems] ]
ee also
* Vertical Launch Autonomous Attack System (VLAAS)
* Surveilling Miniature Attack Cruise Missile
References
External links
* [http://www.defense-update.com/products/l/locaas.htm Low Cost Autonomous Attack System - Defense Update]
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