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| DAGR: The Newest, Smallest and Most Precise Missile In the US Arsenal | |
| 2011-01-25 | |
| At only 2.75 inches in diameter, the Direct Attack Guided Rocket--DAGR, pronounced dagger--is designed to be the bread-and-butter air-to-surface weapon in the US arsenal. It's compatible with every flying thing, very low cost, laser-guided, extremely precise and extraordinarily deadly. The specs look almost wicked. They blow up slightly inside the target, further reducing collateral damage and increasing damage where you typically want it: Inside the mud hut. Video at link.
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| Posted by:gorb |
| #8 Smart Spears (not brittany) |
| Posted by: Skunky Glin**** 2011-01-25 20:29 |
| #7 I've been following this project for several years, this one and another called APKWS. These use the rocket motor and the warhead of existing 2.75" Folding Fin Aireal Rockets (FFAR)and insert a quidance section between them. The new rockets use the same 7 and 19 round launch tubes (as well as a new 4 pack for uavs shown in the video on an AH6). They are longer than unguided rockets, and a little heavier, but overall they fit into the inventory very nicely. |
| Posted by: Rob06 2011-01-25 15:28 |
| #6 "I used to bullseye womp rats in my T16" - Luke Skywalker Now anyone can do it! |
| Posted by: Cyber Sarge 2011-01-25 15:28 |
| #5 A bit longer than in-use pods? |
| Posted by: swksvolFF 2011-01-25 15:14 |
| #4 The big question is what type of explosive is used. I suspect it is that same stuff they are using in the new 25mm rifle grenade, which is why it packs so much more punch than the standard 40mm grenade. If that's the case, I imagine that there are going to be a lot more weapons systems coming on line soon that use it. |
| Posted by: Anonymoose 2011-01-25 13:20 |
| #3 Everything has a laser designator now. UAV, aircraft flying nearby, helicopters, infantry, tanks, APCs all can guide in munitions. There are even rumors that a satellite can do it, but I do not know if that is even true. |
| Posted by: DarthVader 2011-01-25 13:19 |
| #2 But UAVs don't do laser guiding, right? So who would use them? Lasers are easy. Remember all the bombing footage from the Iraq wars? Those crosshairs are where the laser gets pointed. Easily controlled even from a distance on a slow-moving, stable drone. |
| Posted by: gorb 2011-01-25 13:12 |
| #1 But UAVs don't do laser guiding, right? So who would use them? Actually they do. Also my understanding is this can be used by ships and ground vehicles. |
| Posted by: Frozen Al 2011-01-25 13:04 |