PESCO PROJECTS

Small Scalable Weapons (SSW)

The objective of this project is to provide the MoDs with a new, small, low-cost weapon, featuring the capability to provide scalable-effects and the ability to loiter/re-loiter. Equipping conventional and rotary, manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, this weapon could target moving, soft or lightly armoured vehicles in real-time, with a negligible collateral damage and with some automatic features aiding the ever-present man-in-the-loop.

PROJECT DESCRIPTION

The widespread instability and complexity that has long characterized the present scenarios emphasizes the need for enhancing the operational responsiveness of air power to neutralize time-sensitive targets in low collateral damage environments. Easy integration, flexibility and affordability being key enablers, a new, small, low-cost weapon with scalable-effects and loitering/re-loitering capability will be a game changer.

This project will develop and provide the MoDs with a new, small, low-cost weapon, featuring the capability to provide scalable-effects and the ability to loiter/re-loiter.

Equipping conventional and rotary, manned and unmanned aerial vehicles, this weapon could target moving, soft or lightly armoured vehicles in real-time, with a negligible collateral damage and with some automatic features aiding the ever-present man-in-the-loop.

OBJECTIVES/PRODUCTS

It would be able to loiter or re-loiter, while the target is selected or re-selected.

Short-Term objective is to define User and System Requirements, conduct trade-off studies and ground testing of the enabling technologies, aiming to producing a capability demonstrator.

Medium-term objective is to enhance the weapon capabilities, carry out flight test verification/validation and militarize the system, in order to go into the production phase in a short period.