TUCSON, Ariz., 16 Jan. 2008.Raytheon Co., in partnership with General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, has been selected by the U.S. Army to develop the XM 1111 Mid-Range Munition for the Future Combat Systems' Mounted Combat System.
Valued at $232.3 million, the 63-month contract covers system design and development.
Mid-Range Munition incorporates a dual-mode seeker suite with an imaging infrared sensor and a digital semi-active laser seeker. The dual-mode seeker was developed and successfully demonstrated during a two-year, Army-managed science and technology program.
In its proposal, Raytheon chose a multipurpose chemical energy warhead for the Mid-Range Munition. "For the beyond-line-of-sight mission, we believe that the chemical energy warhead, with proven lethality against the primary target of threat armor, is the best solution," says Rodger Elkins, director of advanced tactical weapons for Raytheon's Advanced Programs product line. "It provides better effects against the secondary targets of buildings, fortifications and light armor than a less versatile kinetic energy penetrator."
