Raytheon has developed a mini-rocket called Pike to offer infantry units a cost-effective long-range anti-personnel capability.
The PGM-ER Pike is a 40mm system that can be launched from a M320 or ELGM grenade launcher and weighs just 1.7lb.
It is designed for infantry or SF squads so they can have a light-weight munition capable of matching adversaries equipped with RPGs.
James Smith, director of Advanced Land Warfare Systems at Raytheon, told Shephard that Pike has a small propellant to ‘kick’ the round out of the tube. It has a semi-active laser and can follow a laser designated target.
Pike can
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