Prototype rockets developed by the Office of Naval Research (ONR) successfully hit two high speed boats during a recent test, the agency said yesterday. Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) rockets are a suite of low-cost technologies that turn existing rockets carried by helicopters into precision-guided weapons with a “fire-and-forget” capability. “No longer do you have to continue to monitor the target after you've fired the weapon,” Ken Heeke, the ONR program officer for the Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS), said.…
ONR’s Guided Rockets Successfully Tested On Boats
Defense Daily Staff
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