Army Successfully Fires Mini Hit-To-Kill Missile From New Platform

By Tactical-Life

The following is a release from Boyd Collins, CMDS Communications:

The U.S. Army successfully fired a Miniature Hit-to-Kill missile from its newest launch platform, April 4, 2016. The missile successfully fired as part of an Engineering Demonstration of the Indirect Fire Protection Capability Increment 2-Intercept.

The system features a first-of-its-kind Multi-Mission Launcher, which is designed to fire a variety of different interceptor missiles, depending on the threat.

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The MHTK missile has no warhead. Rather, as the name implies, it is designed to intercept and defeat rocket, artillery and mortar threats with kinetic energy during a direct hit.

Previously during the Engineering Demonstration, the MML successfully fired Longbow Hellfire and AIM-9X missiles. A variety of other missiles will also be tested as part of the ongoing Engineering Demonstration at White Sands Missile Range.

The IFPC Inc 2-I system is a mobile ground-based weapon system designed to defeat unmanned aircraft systems, cruise missiles, and rockets, artillery, and mortars.

In addition to the MML, the IFPC Inc 2-I System will use the Integrated Air and Missile Defense Battle Command System for its command and control, a Sentinel radar, and existing interceptors to provide 360-degree protection with …Read the Rest

Source:: Tactical Life