The Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM (Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile), was a long range enhanced fibre optic guided missile developed for the U.S. Army during the 1980s and 1990s to test the use of fibre optics in missiles.[1][2][3] The missile was launched vertically and manually controlled by an operator on the ground by use of a television camera mounted on the nose.[4] The signals from the camera were carried via a thin wire that unspooled the further up the missile reached.[5] The weapon was primarily designed for anti-tank use, or against low flying helicopters.[6][7]
References
- ↑ http://www.army-technology.com/projects/efogm/
- ↑ http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-157.html
- ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/efogm.htm
- ↑ http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/efogm.htm
- ↑ http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/efogm.html
- ↑ http://www.fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/mgm-157.htm
- ↑ http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/MGM-157B-EFOGM_a000959001.aspx
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