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XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System

Index XM501 Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System

The Non-Line of Sight Launch System (NLOS-LS) was a self-contained missile launcher system that was under development by NETFIRES LLC, a partnership between Lockheed Martin and Raytheon. [1]

29 relations: AGM-176 Griffin, ALAS (missile), Bunker, CM-501G, FOG-MPM, Future Combat Systems, Global Positioning System, IAI JUMPER, Inertial navigation system, Infrared homing, Israel Aerospace Industries, Laser guidance, Littoral combat ship, Lockheed Martin, Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, Loiter (aeronautics), Loitering munition, MGM-157 EFOGM, Missile, Missile guidance, Polyphem (missile), Raytheon, Rocket engine, Turbojet, Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile System, United States Army, United States Navy, Warhead, White Sands Missile Range.

AGM-176 Griffin

The AGM-176 Griffin is a lightweight, precision-guided munition developed by Raytheon.

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ALAS (missile)

ALAS (Advanced Light Attack System, АЛАС) is a Serbian long-range multipurpose wire guided missile system developed by the private company EdePro, which operates under the direction of the state-owned Yugoimport SDPR.

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Bunker

A bunker is a defensive military fortification designed to protect people or valued materials from falling bombs or other attacks.

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CM-501G

CM501G is a Chinese land attack missile first revealed during the 9th Zhuhai Airshow held in November 2012.

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FOG-MPM

FOG-MPM (Fiber Optics Guided Multiple Purpose Missile) is a missile built by the Brazilian company Avibrás.

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Future Combat Systems

Future Combat Systems (FCS) was the United States Army's principal modernization program from 2003 to early 2009.

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Global Positioning System

The Global Positioning System (GPS), originally Navstar GPS, is a satellite-based radionavigation system owned by the United States government and operated by the United States Air Force.

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IAI JUMPER

The JUMPER (מנתר) is a self-contained missile launcher system that was developed by Israel Aerospace Industries.

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Inertial navigation system

An inertial navigation system (INS) is a navigation aid that uses a computer, motion sensors (accelerometers), rotation sensors (gyroscopes), and occasionally magnetic sensors (magnetometers) to continuously calculate by dead reckoning the position, the orientation, and the velocity (direction and speed of movement) of a moving object without the need for external references.

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Infrared homing

Infrared homing is a passive weapon guidance system which uses the infrared (IR) light emission from a target to track and follow it.

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Israel Aerospace Industries

Israel Aerospace Industries (Hebrew: התעשייה האווירית לישראל ha-ta'asiya ha-avirit le-yisra'el) or IAI (תע"א) is Israel's prime aerospace and aviation manufacturer, producing aerial and astronautic systems for both military and civilian usage.

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Laser guidance

Laser guidance directs a robotic system to a target position by means of a laser beam.

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Littoral combat ship

The littoral combat ship (LCS) is a set of two classes of relatively small surface vessels designed for operations near shore by the United States Navy.

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Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security and advanced technologies company with worldwide interests.

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Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control (LM MFC) is a Lockheed Martin business unit based in the Dallas suburb of Grand Prairie, Texas.

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Loiter (aeronautics)

In aeronautics and aviation, loiter is a phase of flight.

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Loitering munition

A loitering munition (also known as a suicide drone or kamikaze drone) is a weapon system category in which the munition loiters around the target area for some time, searches for targets, and attacks once a target is located.

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MGM-157 EFOGM

The Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM (Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile), was a long range enhanced fibre optic guided missile developed for the U.S. Army during the 1980s and 1990s to test the use of fibre optics in missiles.

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Missile

In modern language, a missile is a guided self-propelled system, as opposed to an unguided self-propelled munition, referred to as a rocket (although these too can also be guided).

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Missile guidance

Missile guidance refers to a variety of methods of guiding a missile or a guided bomb to its intended target.

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Polyphem (missile)

The Polyphem was a proposed light-weight fibre-optic wire-guided surface-to-surface missile with a range of 60 km.

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Raytheon

The Raytheon Company is a major U.S. defense contractor and industrial corporation with core manufacturing concentrations in weapons and military and commercial electronics.

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Rocket engine

A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellant mass for forming its high-speed propulsive jet.

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Turbojet

The turbojet is an airbreathing jet engine, typically used in aircraft.

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Type 96 Multi-Purpose Missile System

The is an Anti-tank/Landing craft missile used by the Japanese army as JGSDF.

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United States Army

The United States Army (USA) is the land warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.

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United States Navy

The United States Navy (USN) is the naval warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the seven uniformed services of the United States.

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Warhead

A warhead is the explosive or toxic material that is delivered by a missile, rocket, or torpedo.

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White Sands Missile Range

White Sands Missile Range (WSMR) is a United States Army military testing area of almost in parts of five counties in southern New Mexico.

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Redirects here:

Loitering Attack Missile, Loitering Attack Munition, NETFIRES, NLOS-LS, Non-Line of Sight Launch System, Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System, Precision Attack Missile, Precision Attack Munition.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XM501_Non-Line-of-Sight_Launch_System

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