AUSA 2022: Flyer Defense configures versatile vehicles with loitering munitions and ATGMs
The F72-U Hero-120 configuration was on display at AUSA 2022 on the Flyer stand. (Photo: Wilder Alejandro Sanchez)
Different configurations of the Flyer 72 platform can accommodate HERO-120 loitering munitions and Javelin ATGMs.
Flyer Defense displayed the loitering munition-armed F-72U configuration of its Flyer 72 utility vehicle at the AUSA 2022 exhibition in Washington DC on 10-12 October.
The F72-U vehicle was equipped ten HERO-120 loitering munitions from UVision and Mistral: four were seen ready to launch while six others were stowed for reloading.
There are no orders for this specific configuration yet, Flyer Defense representatives explained to Shephard.
Meanwhile, a Flyer 72-Heavy Duty (F72-HD) Javelin Configuration Kit was displayed by Kongsberg with a Common Remotely Operated Weapon Station (CROWS) system. The F72-HD at AUSA had six Javelins in the rear deck,
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