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Army To Prototype Two Autonomous Launcher Concepts For Both Offensive, Defensive Fires

Army To Prototype Two Autonomous Launcher Concepts For Both Offensive, Defensive Fires
The U.S. Army Combat Capabilities Development Command Aviation & Missile Center and Ground Vehicle Systems Center's combined Autonomous Multi-domain Launcher (AML) team conducted a successful live fire of a Reduced Range Practice Rocket fired from the AML at Yuma Proving Ground in April 2024. (US Army photo/Lucas Hunter)

The Army has detailed plans to pursue two autonomous launcher concepts that would fire both offensive and defensive weapons, seeking information on industry’s potential solutions for a new rapid prototyping effort. The service’s Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office (RCCTO) is leading the Common Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher (CAML) effort, which includes a smaller variant for the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) munitions and AIM-9X interceptors and a larger version for Tomahawk missiles and Patriot interceptors.  “The CAML mission is to…

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