Low Cost Autonomous Attack System
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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 selects the warhead's mode for the best effect.[2]
The LOCAAS program was cancelled.
Specifications
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- 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)[3]
See also
- Vertical Launch Autonomous Attack System (VLAAS)
- Surveilling Miniature Attack Cruise Missile
- GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II
References
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- ↑ Low Cost Autonomous Attack System - Global Security
- ↑ Powered Low-Cost Autonomous Attack System - US Air Force Research Laboratory Script error: No such module "webarchive".
- ↑ Lockheed Martin LOCAAS - Designation Systems
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