VIDEO War Porn, kinda along the lines of the flesh variety but in this case, tech, combined with lethality to the max, looks and sounds awesome, something readily seen in the clip above, complete with martial music as appropriate add-on.
In the USNI article, Lt. Gen. Eric Smith, the deputy commandant for combat development and integration for the Marine Corps, talked about a weapon system with a “15 to 20 times greater range” than a tank gun. He’s almost certainly talking about Spike Non-Line of Sight (NLOS), a tactical missile from Israeli defense contractor Rafael that’s designed to be fired from a ground tripod, light armored vehicle, helicopter, or even ship.
Spike NLOS is a guided weapon with an electro-optical seeker —that is, an infrared camera system capable of picking out targets during the day, at night, and in bad weather. The missile uses a wireless data link to send back real-time video of the target back to the gunner.
The gunner can see through the seeker as the missile streaks toward the target, change targets if he or she spots something new, or even abort the attack. Spike NLOS soars over the battlefield, allowing the gunner to see targets like a column of tanks hidden behind a hill.
The Joint Light Tactical Vehicle (JLTV) will probably be a Marine Corps workhorse for the foreseeable future and would be a prime launch platform for a precision-guided weapon. Delil Souleiman/ Getty Images
War Porn/rev L ... without question
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