Ben-Tovim said the Viper I system is \u201ccurrently at the stage of mutual development and testing with Rafael to address customer requirements\u201d.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/Viper-I-P-Felstead-scaled-1-768x1024.jpg\")
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La compa\u00f1\u00eda Israeli SPEAR, present\u00f3 una nueva variante de su LM (Loitering Munition) de la familia VIPER, para su integraci\u00f3n al esquema de defensa activa de veh\u00edculos blindados. Para hacer frente a las armas antitanque, los tanques m\u00e1s modernos son equipados con Sistemas de Protecci\u00f3n Activa (APS) como el Trophy, que vemos hoy en el tanque M1 Abrams (USA) y el Merkava (Israel). Pr\u00f3ximamente se incorporar\u00e1 adem\u00e1s, el sistema VIPER I (Interceptor) para neutralizar la amenaza de UAS y LM. Se trata de un cuadric\u00f3ptero de alta velocidad, equipado con una poderosa carga explosiva, que una vez detectados los UAS enemigos, saldr\u00e1 al encuentro de los mismos para destruirlos en su curso de ataque. Se prev\u00e9 adem\u00e1s,, que pueda actuar eficazmente frente a enjambres “swarms”de drones.<\/p>\n
Israeli company Spear has developed a new variant of its Viper range of loitering munitions (LMs) designed to counter top-attack unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and LMs weapons targeting armoured vehicles.<\/p>\n
Unveiled at the 2024 Association of the US Army (AUSA) exhibition, held in Washington, DC, from 14 to 16 October, the Viper I (\u2018I\u2019 for Interceptor) has been designed as an add-on capability to the in-service Trophy AFV active protection system (APS) developed by Israel\u2019s Rafael, complementing Trophy\u2019s ability to counter missile and rocket-propelled grenade threats to an AFV by launching active countermeasures.<\/p>\n
The Viper I has a high-velocity, high-power quadcopter configuration with a cylindrical body that is 4 inches ((101.6 mm) in diameter, meaning that it can be launched from Spear\u2019s standard range of multi-canister launchers.<\/p>\n
Leveraging the radars of the Trophy system, Viper Is can be launched by an AFV crew upon identifying a threat top-attack UAV or LM. The Viper I then flies at high speed to intercept the threat and detonates to destroy it.<\/p>\n
As well as banks of Vipers Is being mountable on an AFV and integrated with its Trophy APS, another operational concept would be to deploy a \u2018hive\u2019 of Viper Is to protect against a swarming UAV or LM attack, Itamar Ben-Tovim, Spear\u2019s chief business development officer, told\u00a0ESD<\/em>\u00a0at AUSA 2024 on 16 October.<\/p>\n Ben-Tovim said the Viper I system is \u201ccurrently at the stage of mutual development and testing with Rafael to address customer requirements\u201d.<\/p>\n