Complex weapons is a general term used to define weapons that are able to carry out demanding tasks in challenging environments.
Future Cruise Anti-Ship Weapon (FC/ASW)
The FC/ASW (Future Cruise/Anti-Ship Weapon) is a joint UK, French and (latterly) Italian development programme to develop a replacement for a number of air and surface launched weapons. In UK…
Anti-Tank Mortar Bombs (Merlin, STRIX and Bussard)
Merlin, STRIX and Bussard were, like EFOG-M and Polyphem, a class of weapons that started development in the eighties. But matured just in time for the end of the Cold…
Fibre Optic Guided Missiles (EFOG-M, Polyphem, and others)
As fibre optic cables developed in the late seventies and early eighties, defence equipment manufacturers in the USA and Europe looked at using them for non-emitting missile guidance, resulting in…
Mounted Close Combat Overwatch (MCCO)
Mounted Close Combat Overwatch (MCCO) is a British Army requirement for a long-range anti-armour weapon system
Land Precision Strike
Land Precision Strike will rapidly engage relocatable high value targets in warfighting and lower intensity operations
Tomahawk Cruise Missile
The Tomahawk Land Attack Cruise Missile (TLAM) is a precision weapon that launches from ships and submarines and can precisely strike targets from 1000 miles away.
Starstreak High Velocity Missile
Starstreak High-Velocity Missile was designed to provide close air defence against conventional air threats such as fixed-wing fighters and late unmasking helicopter targets.