AUSA Global: US to replace GATOR with smart mines
PEO Ammunition has research and development funds allocated to develop a family of scatterable mines over five years of FY2016-2020 to the tune of $340 million
Speaking at AUSA Global, deputy of PEO Ammunition, BG Patrick Burden said he anticipates this being a CAT 1D programme (a big ticket item) with an Initial Operating Capability in 2025.
‘What we are looking to do is to provide a network smart munition – an Ottowa compliant capability – to replace the deep fast jet capability which is currently Gator,’ he said.
Gator is a fixed wing deployed cluster bomb unit that deploys
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