U.S. Special Forces Command Wants Medium Range Missile System for SUVs
March 5th, 2012Via: FBODaily:
The United States Special Operations Command (USSOCOM) Special Operations Research, Development and Acquisition Center (SORDAC), on behalf of the warfighter, seeks information from industry for a Medium Range Precision Strike System (MRPSS).The weapons system should provide the capability for precision engagements by U.S. Special Operations Forces (SOF) users against enemy forces. The entire system is to be portable on a light, commercially available truck. Thus the entire system must weigh no more than 900 pounds and not exceed a dimension of 76″X86″X200″ including all cables, power sources, fire control and any other required accessories. The system is required to be used both day and night, in all weather conditions in order to engage enemy personnel in the open, light structures, and vehicles. The enemy vehicles could be stationary or moving commercial SUVs, pick-ups, or sedans. The system, at a minimum, should include a Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System (GPS/INS) and Semi-Active Laser (SAL) terminal homing guidance system. It is desirable to have additional guidance modes such as, but not limited to, millimeter wave radar, synthetic aperture radar, imaging infrared or Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR). It is highly desirable for the system to be capable of static or moving employment (from friendly vehicles on the move). The MRPSS should be capable of engaging at a threshold maximum range of not less than thirty (30) kilometers and an objective maximum range of not less than one hundred (100) kilometers and a minimum range threshold capability of five (5) kilometers and an objective range of one hundred (100) meters with the intent of the engagement to be a K-kill of personnel in the open with no protective gear. While the sources sought is directly related to ground-to-ground engagements it is highly desirable that the system be compatible with various fixed and rotary wing aircraft.
