REDSTONE ARSENAL, Ala. – U.S. Army researchers will brief industry next month on a project to develop prototype mobile and air-carried missile launchers able to fire missiles like the Tomahawk, Patriot, Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS), and Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).
Officials of the Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office at Redstone Arsenal, Ala., will brief industry on 21 and 22 Jan. 2026 at Redstone Arsenal on the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) project.
CAML is to be an autonomous and crewed or uncrewed mobile and air-transportable offensive and defensive missile launcher to augment or replace existing Army launchers.
CAML will integrate a modernized common chassis with autonomy and palletized payloads for enhanced fires. Industry briefings will be at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. Briefings will provide an overview of CAML’s overarching concept and acquisition strategy.
Notify interest by 31 Dec.
Companies interested should email their intent to attend the CAML briefings no later than 31 Dec 2025 to the Army's Jessica Salmon at [email protected] and Stephanie McCullough at [email protected], with “RSVP CAML Industry Day” in the subject line.
Briefings will be for companies with the technical capabilities, facilities, tooling, and personnel to develop and produce CAML’s autonomous mobility platform with convoy leader vehicle; and a munition pallet.
The Army sent out a request for solutions brief (W50RAJ-25-CAML-RFSB) in late June for the CAML, which is to be an autonomous or optionally crewed, mobile, air transportable munitions launcher to augment or replace existing Army rocket and missile launchers. It should be able to deploy and operate anywhere in the world.
Two variants of CAML will be developed: a CAML Heavy (CAML-H) on a M1075 Palletized Loading System (PLS) tactical vehicle or similar 15-ton tactical vehicle; and CAML Medium (CAML-M) on a Family of Medium Tactical Vehicles (FMTV), integrated with the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) family of munitions.
Automatic reloading
CAML Heavy will work with the Tomahawk Land Attack Missile (TLAM) or the Patriot Advanced Capabilities Three (PAC-3) missile segment enhancement (MSE) interceptor able to reload missile cannisters autonomously with minimal to no human intervention.
CAML Medium (CAML-M) will work with MLRS munitions like guided and unguided rockets and tactical missiles typically fired from the M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS launchers, such as ATACMS and PrSM. It will have an Autonomous Resupply Vehicle (ARV) able to reloads missile pods and cannisters autonomously with minimal to no human intervention.
For the CAML-M, Army experts want two separate systems -- a MLRS-capable CAML-M and one autonomous resupply vehicle. For the CAML-H, the Army wants four prototype TLAM-capable launchers and one PAC-3 Missile Segment Enhancement interceptor for operational assessments.
Autonomous fire support
CAML mission is to provide elements across all echelons with a mobile, autonomous or optionally crewed fire support that provides improved crew survivability, adds cross-country mobility, and increased effectiveness.
The CAML prototypes will include a prototype launcher, leader vehicle with autonomy kit, and an automated resupply vehicle that use interface standards to integrate new autonomous capabilities and future munitions.
Email questions or concerns to Jessica Salmon at [email protected] and Stephanie McCullough at [email protected]. More information is online at https://sam.gov/workspace/contract/opp/c16dfbdbc822441781b1bc35365a5e53/view.
