Raytheon integrates LRAS3 connectivity in recent exercise
Raytheon integrated Long Range Acquisition Scout Surveillance System (LRAS3) sensors in a recent exercise at Camp Blanding, Florida, the company announced on 2 April.
During the exercise, Raytheon successfully connected two dismounted, remotely-operated sensors to a soldier’s laptop and hand controller for sending commands to a nearby Griffin missile launcher.
The LRAS3 identified the target and sent slew commands to an enhanced LRAS3 sensor through its network. The sensor then confirmed the coordinates needed to engage the target. The connectivity improved the speed and accuracy of transmitting the target’s position and removed the need for voice commands.
Michelle Lohmeier, vice president of land warfare systems, Raytheon, said: ’On the battlefield, this network capability will keep a soldier safe in a bunker or other protected position while conducting surveillance, identifying enemy targets and handing-off coordinates to a nearby portable weapons system.’
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