Pocket Rockets — Growth and Summary
To close this series, a look at growth paths and alternative weapons. Growth Paths and Alternative Weapons Growth Paths One of the original requirements was that the complex weapons must…
Complex weapons is a general term used to define weapons that are able to carry out demanding tasks in challenging environments.
Pocket Rockets — Towing Vehicles
The missile pod(s) must be towed to overcome air transportability hurdles, the next challenge is how they can be loaded, unloaded, and transported to where they're needed. Loading and Unloading…
Pocket Rockets — Mobility Options
The limitations inherent with air transport, especially aircraft internal carriage, create difficult mobility challenges. The weight of the payload as a percentage of the fully loaded weight is illustrative. HIMARS…
Pocket Rockets — Requirements and Challenges
A short series that examines options for restoring mobility to long-range ground launched precision weapons Is mobility ever a bad thing? Probably not, but it always results in compromise. Where…
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…