Raytheon Tests New Weapon Designed for Unmanned Aircraft Systems
YUMA PROVING GROUND, Ariz., Oct. 22, 2010 /PRNewswire/ — Raytheon Company successfully flight tested Small Tactical Munition, a new weapon specifically designed to be employed from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS). STM is a 13-pound guided bomb that is approximately 2-feet long, making it the smallest bomb in the Raytheon family of weapons.
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By: mabie - 27th October 2010 at 00:17
This seems to be a different missile than the Griffin, also a Raytheon product. Griffin is already pretty lightweight at 35-42lbs. (depending on w/c source you read) and it has a 13lb. warhead. I wonder though if there’s been some mistake in the report and maybe they are actually the same system.
By: MadRat - 26th October 2010 at 22:30
But how effective is it I wonder. While 13 pounds is probably enough to clear out a bedroom, it’s probably not a good weapon out in the open. What would that end up being HE-wise, about a full pound of joy? I guessing its more or less for targeting individual rooms or vehicles.
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October 26, 2010 at 1:33 pm