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Army Demonstrates Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Concept

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 17th, 2021

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Army Demonstrates Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher Concept

Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher concept. Photo: U.S. Army.

The Army last Wednesday held a proof of concept demonstration for an Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (AML) capability that could function as an unmanned, mobile launcher to fire both current and future munitions. The event at Fort Sill in Oklahoma was a combined effort between the Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, Ground Vehicle Systems Center and Aviation & Missile Center, and involved running through three simulated scenarios in an effort to showcase the concept and garner support for continued AML…

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