Raytheon and Israeli company UVision are joining forces to offer loitering munitions, which are popularly known as kamikaze drones.
Just as significant, Raytheon will adapt UVision's Hero 30, a man-portable, canister-launched loitering munition, as a contender for the U.S. Army's Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile Systems (LMAMS) program.
"Raytheon will modify the Hero-30 for lethal target engagement as well as traditional airborne intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance missions," according to a Raytheon news release.
"The Hero-30 derivative could fulfill conventional small-unit and special-operations requirements," Raytheon said. "Previous user evaluations have determined Hero-30 to be extremely flexible and simple to operate for small-unit operations."
Michael Peck is a correspondent for Defense News and a columnist for the Center for European Policy Analysis. He holds an M.A. in political science from Rutgers University. Find him on X at @Mipeck1. His email is mikedefense1@gmail.com.
