Future Stryker combat vehicles to launch attack drones, fire laser weapons, shoot air-burst ammo

Nov. 27, 2018
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army is massively revving up the offensive attack technology on its Stryker vehicles with vehicle-launched attack drones, laser weapons, bomb-deflecting structures and a more powerful 30-millimeter cannon, service and industry developers say. Warrior Maven reports.
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army is massively revving up the offensive attack technology on its Stryker vehicles with vehicle-launched attack drones, laser weapons, bomb-deflecting structures and a more powerful 30-millimeter cannon, service and industry developers say. Warrior Maven reports. Continue reading original article

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27 Nov. 2018 -- Stryker maker General Dynamics Land Systems has been testing an integrated sensor-shooter drone system mounted on the Stryker vehicle itself. A small, vertical-takeoff surveillance drone called the Shrike 2 launches from the turret of the vehicle to detect, locate, and track enemy targets.

Then, using a standard video data link, it can work in tandem with an attack missile to destroy the targets it finds. The technology is intended to expedite the sensor-to-shooter loop and function as its own hunter-killer system.

The Stryker-launched attack drones could make a difference in a wide range of tactical circumstances to include attacking major power mechanized formations and finding terrorist enemies blended into civilian areas.

Related: 72 U.S. Army Stryker combat vehicles soon could be outfitted with laser cannons

Related: General Dynamics to equip Stryker combat vehicle with 30-millimeter cannon unmanned turret

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John Keller, chief editor
Military & Aerospace Electronics

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