Tamir Interceptor Tested for US Army's Multi-Mission Launcher
The US Army is seeking new surface-to-air missiles to counter drones, rockets, and artillery for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program. Among the alternatives that have been tested so far is the Israeli Tamir interceptor
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 25/02/2018
https://www.amrdec.army.mil/amrdec/success-mml.html
The US Army wants a new surface-to-air missile to provide a capability to counter rockets, artillery, and mortars, as well as provide residual cruise missile defense and defend against drones, Defense News reports, according to the service and fiscal 2019 budget request documents.
The missile the Army is calling the Expanded Mission Area Missile, or EMAM, will be the second interceptor qualified for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc. 2) program, which has been in development to counter threats from rockets, artillery, and mortars for years.
The service has had to shift priorities to deal with rapidly proliferating drone and cruise missile threats in the Middle East and Eastern Europe arenas.
The Army has already chosen one interceptor for the system — the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. However, since IFPC will feature a multimission launcher (MML), the service wants to qualify a variety of interceptors for the system over time.
The alternatives being examined include the Hellfire Longbow, Stinger, miniature hit-to-kill missiles, and the Tamir interceptor, used by Rafael's Iron Dome system. The Army also plans to test directed energy against UAS targets as part of the program.
The service will be allocating $519.7 million from FY18 through FY23 for the program.
The US Army is seeking new surface-to-air missiles to counter drones, rockets, and artillery for its Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 program. Among the alternatives that have been tested so far is the Israeli Tamir interceptor
https://www.amrdec.army.mil/amrdec/success-mml.html
The US Army wants a new surface-to-air missile to provide a capability to counter rockets, artillery, and mortars, as well as provide residual cruise missile defense and defend against drones, Defense News reports, according to the service and fiscal 2019 budget request documents.
The missile the Army is calling the Expanded Mission Area Missile, or EMAM, will be the second interceptor qualified for the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2 (IFPC Inc. 2) program, which has been in development to counter threats from rockets, artillery, and mortars for years.
The service has had to shift priorities to deal with rapidly proliferating drone and cruise missile threats in the Middle East and Eastern Europe arenas.
The Army has already chosen one interceptor for the system — the AIM-9X Sidewinder missile. However, since IFPC will feature a multimission launcher (MML), the service wants to qualify a variety of interceptors for the system over time.
The alternatives being examined include the Hellfire Longbow, Stinger, miniature hit-to-kill missiles, and the Tamir interceptor, used by Rafael's Iron Dome system. The Army also plans to test directed energy against UAS targets as part of the program.
The service will be allocating $519.7 million from FY18 through FY23 for the program.
