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Raytheons Pyros small tactical munition on display at AUSA 2014.
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2014 Association of the United States Army AUSA Annual Meeting & Exposition 13 to 15 October 2014 Washington D.C., United States |
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Raytheon at AUSA 2014 |
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| Wednesday, October 15, 2014 02:18 PM | |||
| Raytheon’s Pyros small tactical munition on display at AUSA 2014 | |||
At AUSA 2014
(Association of United States Army) Annual Meeting currently taking place
in Washington D.C., visitors can see on the Raytheon booth a full scale
model of the Pyros small tactical munition. |
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Raytheon Pyros Small Tactical Munition at AUSA 2014 |
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Pyros
is Raytheon’s smallest air-launched bomb, specially designed for
unmanned aircraft systems. It is lightweight, and has a high degree of
maneuverability. At only 13-pounds (6 kg) and 22-inches (55 cm) long,
Pyros is ideally suited for applications where weight is a critical factor,
such as unmanned aircraft, rotary-wing scout platforms and light attack
aircraft. The advanced warhead of Pyros uses an advanced semi-active laser seeker to precisely engage targets while significantly reducing the risk of collateral damage. There are three choices for guiding the weapon to the target: GPS coordinates, inertial navigation or laser designation. To maximize kinetic effects and lethality, there are also three options for engaging the target: height-of-burst, point-of-impact or fuze-delay detonation. Raytheon is currently conducting trials of Pyros with the US Army and US Navy. |