"Laser"
Posted on 07/10/2008 7:50:49 PM PDT by BenLurkin
July 9 - Elbit Systems Ltd. (NASDAQ: ESLT) and Alliant Techsystems (NYSE: ATK) announced today that they have signed a teaming agreement to develop the Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket - Laser (GATR-L).
GATR-L provides an affordable precision strike capability for all fixed-wing, rotary-wing, and Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) platforms.
The 70mm rocket employs a Semi-Active Laser (SAL) guidance package to achieve high accuracy against both stationary and moving targets.
In addition, GATR-L provides the ability to lock-on before launch to ensure only the target of interest is engaged.
GATR-L is compatible with existing 70mm launcher hardware and utilizes enhanced Insensitive Munitions technologies.
(Excerpt) Read more at reuters.com ...
Okay so its a laser guided rocket. I think that will be very effective.
How will they attach it to sharks?
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