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Tuesday, June 03, 2008

Thales reveals new lightweight missile for UAVs, helicopters

Thales UK is developing a new lightweight multirole missile (LMM) it says will offer a low-cost precision-guided strike capability for helicopters and unmanned air vehicles.

To be unveiled in London on 2 June and using elements from the company's Starstreak ground-based air defence missile, the new air-launched weapon has already been flown with Scheibel's S-100 Camcopter unmanned helicopter, which can carry two of the 13kg (28lb) LMM rounds.

Test firings have already been performed from a suspended Camcopter without disrupting the handling characteristics of the 200kg (440lb) vehicle, says Steve Hill, managing director of Belfast-based Thales Air Systems.

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