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    MILITARY
    FurtherReading
    LOSATLineofSightAntitank

    MGM166LOSA TKineticEnergyMissiles
    (KEM)

    KEMLOSATKineticEnergyMissile
    CKEMCompactKineticEnergyMissile
    HTAMHypervelocityAntiT
    ankMissile
    LOSATReferences

    LineofSight Antitank (LOSAT) Weapon System consists of


    Kinetic Energy Missiles (KEM) and a secondgeneration
    FLIR/videoacquisition sensormountedonanairmobile,heavyHMMWV chassis. LOSATis mountedonamodified
    HMMWV vehicleandis accompaniedby awheeledresupplyvehicle.Thesystem is fullytransportableby C17,C
    130,C141andC5aircraft,aswellastheCH47helicopterandcanbeslingloadedundertheUH60Lhelicopter.
    TheLine ofSight Antitank is a dedicated antitank weaponsystem capableofprovidinga highvolumeofaccurate
    fires at rangesexceeding those ofcurrent tank main guns. TheLOSATWeaponSystem consists ofan encased
    missile, missile shipping and storage containers, Fire Unit, support structure, reload system, ElectroOptical
    System (EOS), TargetAcquisition System (TAS), FireControlSystem (FCS)andPulsed LaserSystem (PLS).The
    LOSATwillbemountedonanarmamentcarrier,HMMWV (M1113),willhaveathreemancrew,andcarryfourready
    to fireKinetic Energy Missiles (KEM). TheKEM, a long rodtungsten penetrator, accelerates up to 5000feet per
    secondandhasfivetimesthekineticenergyofcurrenttankrounds. Timeofflighttomaximumrangeislessthanfive
    seconds.
    TheFireControlsystem (FCS)allowsthegunnertoacquireandtrack uptotwotargetssimultaneously andengage
    them in rapid sequential fires. Once the gunner issues launch consent, the system automatically guides the
    missiles tothetarget.Thegunneris assisted by theFCS, whichtracks themissile to thetarget. TheLOSATalso
    featurescontrols and displays along with digital communications compatible with the Force XXIBattle Command
    BrigadeandBelow(FBCB2)System. TheLOSATcan operateautonomously oronconjunction withothersystems
    throughFBCB2orFMcommunications.
    TheLOSATWeaponSystem providesthegunnerthecapability torecognizeatargetbeyondthemaximum effective
    rangeofthecurrentTOW missiles, andwillincorporatethefollowingcapabilities: embeddedbuiltintest/built intest
    equipment,automaticboresight,selfdefenseweapons,androomforgrowth.
    Themissile accelerates to5000feetpersecond, fliestomaximum rangeinless thanfourseconds anddeliversfive
    times thekinetic energyofcurrenttankrounds. Thefirecontrolsystem allowsthegunner/commandertoacquireand
    autotrackuptothreetargets. Oncealaunchconsentis issued, thesystem automatically initializes andguidesthe
    missilestothetargetsinasequentialmanner .RangeoftheLOSATmissileisabout5km.
    TheKinetic EnergyMissile weighs174pounds,is 113inches longand6.4inches indiameter. Thecurrentsystem
    providesforathreemancrew,butacrewoftwocanalsoconductengagements.With amissile speedof5,000feet
    persecond, it reachesmaximum rangeinless thanfiveseconds. TheLOSATmissile isahittokill missile withno
    explosivewarhead.Itcarriesalongrodpenetratoranddestroysthetargetthroughtheapplicationofbruteforce.
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    Thekey advantagesofthe LOSATarethe tremendousovermatchlethality ofthe KEM, whichdefeatsall predicted


    futurearmoredcombatvehicles,andits deployability.Thesystem canbereloadedinless than10minutesusingon
    boardmaterielhandlingequipment.
    TheKEM, whichcantraveluptoabout5,000feetpersecond, reliesonits impact forceratherthanawarheadto
    destroy its target. A ForwardLookingInfrared acquisition sensor on the vehicleis used to guide the KEM to the
    target. The system utilizes a Heavy High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) heavy chassis,
    hypervelocity kinetic energy missiles (KEM), a second generation forwardlookinginfrared (FLIR/TV) acquisition
    sensorandhasacrewoftwo.TheLOSATsystem consists ofaHumveearmedwithfourreadytofiremissiles, with
    eight missi les towedbehindin a resupply trailer. TheLOSATSystem carries fourreadymissiles viatwo twopack
    containers. LOSAT can operate autonomously or with other systems using its digitized Command and Control
    capability.
    The Army will mount LOSAT on a High Mobility MultiPurpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV) chassis, as a
    supplemental antiarmorcapability forlight divisionsequippedwith tubelaunchopticallycontrolled wireguidedand
    Javelinantitank systems. The basic organizational unit for LOSAT will be a fivemansquad equipped with two
    HMMWVs anda highmobility missile resupply trailer. OneHMMWV, called the FireUnit (FU),will bethe LOSAT
    missile launch vehicleandwill carry fourreadytofiremissiles. Thefirecontrol system in the FU is based on the
    ImprovedBradley Acquisition System, which features an acquisition system using a secondgenerationforward
    lookinginfraredsensorandadaylight TV. TheresupplyHMMWV willtowtheresupplytrailer, whichwillcarry eight
    additionalmissiles. Thesystem willbedeployablebystrategic andtactical airlift(C5,C17,C130)andexternalair
    transport(viaUH60LandCH47helicopters).
    TheLOSAT programstarted an Army ACAT I system with oversightby DOT&E. In 1992, analysis by the Army
    caused theprogramtobereducedto aTechnologyDemonstration.Theprogramwasupgradedby the JROCto an
    Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration (ACTD) (4QFY97). Initially, LOSAT was to be mounted on an
    extendedlengthBradleyFightingVehicle.As aTechnologyDemonstrationitwastobemountedonanArmoredGun
    System (AGS)chassis butwhentheAGS programwascanceled,LOSATwasreconfiguredtoaHMMWV chassis.
    Developmentaltesting hasbeenconductedusingthefirecontrolsystem todirectthekinetic energymissile attank
    targets.
    Testing at White Sands Missile Range,NM examined the launch effects ofthe LOSATon an expandedcapacity
    HMMWV.Underdevelopmentaltest conditions, themissile is capableofdefeatinganyknowntankithits. Testfiring
    oftheLOSATmissile inanontactical configurationontopofaHMMWV hasshownalllauncheffects to fallwithin
    the Army's acceptable rangesforhumanfactorlimits. Datagatheredwereextensivebothinside andoutside ofthe
    vehicle.Measurements weremadeofshock andgload,oncrash test dummies, andflash, toxic gases, pressure,
    andsoundinandoutsidethevehicle.Numerousoperationalperformanceissues must beaddressedinfuturetesting
    eitherwithintheACTDorinsubsequentformalOT&EcoveredbyaTEMP.
    In August 2002 Lockheed Martin receiveda contract for the first production lot of tactical LineofSightAntitank
    (LOSAT)WeaponSystem missiles. The$9.3 million contract represents the first production run ofthe extremely
    powerfulKinetic Energy Missile (KEM), which is firedfromthe LOSATvehicle.Lockheed Martin Missiles andFire
    ControlistheprimecontractorontheLOSATprogram.TheU.S.ArmyAviation&MissileCommand,Huntsville,Ala.,
    is thecontracting agency. Deliveryofthemissiles willbecompletedby July2004.These108missiles willbeused
    toequipthefirsttacticalLOSA Tunit,ACompanyofthe511thParachuteInfantryRegiment.
    AccordingtotheFY03DOT&Ereport,thekineticenergymissileislethalwhenithitsitsintendedtarget.Livemissile
    firingsin DT established the missile's ability to hit anddestroy a reinforcedurbanstructure anda movingtank at
    relatively close range offangle.Test firings against more challenging targets (e.g., evasivelymovingand multiple
    targets)andundermoredemandingconditions(e.g.,extremeenvironmentsandcountermeasures)remain.
    TheDOT&Ealsostaesthatthesurvivabilityoftheoverallsystem is anissue. TheProgramManagerchosetotrade
    someballistic protectionforenhanceddeployability(toensurethattheLOSATsystem remainsslingloadablefroma
    UH60Lhelicopter).TheLFT&Eprogramwillassess thedegreetowhichtheLOSATsystem, includingthemissile,
    bothHMMWV vehicles,andtheloadedtrailer, is vulnerabletotheexpectedthreats. Thisprogramdescribes critical
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    vulnerabilityandlethality issues andthescopeoftesting neededtoaddressthem, includingtheneedformorethan


    oneFUforfullup,systemlevelLFT&Etosupporttheplannedfullrateproductiondecision.

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