Future Combat Systems NLOS missile test

Video of the second guided test launch of Raytheon's Precision Attack Missile (PAM), from the Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS), part of the US Army's Future Combat Systems. The missile is vertically launched, acquires the tank using its semi-active laser seeker, and is then guided by its imaging-infrared seeker to a direct hit on the tank. There was no warhead fitted in this test.

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Army
• missile
• tank
• FCS

[makemap]

@rddaos They aren't testing the damage, they are just testing if it works first them put some explosive in it.

[rddaos]

@AlexBoy123HBG

the camera gets so close you can't see any damage to the tank, let alone the damage to the inside.

[AlexBoy123HBG]

@rddaos If the camera was closer it would prob tip over

[rddaos]

@AlexBoy123HBG

the thing i hate about all these vidoes is they never show you the inside of the tank or close-ups. i guess they think it would give the enemy too much data on the effectiveness of the bomb

[AlexBoy123HBG]

@rddaos "looks like" that would kill everyone inside of the high preassure and destroy all electric

[Number1StarsFan]

Kinetic or "Hit To Kill" technology

[95predator]

excellent system. but has to imporve emc resistance

[dpark76]

That's awesome. At first I thought it was too small of an explosion too, then I read there was no warhead.

[Rasnixful]

And death to everyone inside, and complete destruction of all the electronics. Would make a great paperweight afterwards.

[Vlaudeimirz]

The missile does not contain a warhead, instead it's replaced with something equivalent in weight. They do this during test, to see exactly where it hits. With a warhead, there will be a huge explosion making the visual impossible to analyzed. Similar ways is done also to artillery shells and bombs.