El Cdo de Operaciones Especiales de EE.UU. (USSOCOM) adjudic\u00f3 a la empresa AEON Industrial un contrato por US$ 13.8 millones, que contempla una serie de ensayos y posterior provisi\u00f3n de sus lanzadores de misiles t\u00e1cticos Zeus. El sistema Zeus es un arma port\u00e1til, compacta y liviana (9 kg), que permite disparar desde el hombro peque\u00f1os misiles multiprop\u00f3sito, lo que la hace especialmente apta para su empleo por FFEE. El misil cuenta con un alcance de hasta 5 km y al incorporar componentes comerciales, permite reducir los costos de producci\u00f3n. Adem\u00e1s, su dise\u00f1o modular admite ojivas intercambiables orientadas a neutralizar veh\u00edculos blindados, personal o aeronaves no tripuladas. Este desarrollo busca ofrecer una alternativa econ\u00f3mica, escalable, vers\u00e1til y de alta disponibilidad, frente a los costosos sistemas antitanque tradicionales.<\/p>\n
US Special Operations Command<\/a> (USSOCOM) has awarded<\/a> Aeon Industrial a $13.8-million contract to develop, test, and begin low-rate production of its Zeus missile system<\/a>.<\/p>\n The deal covers weapon upgrades, initial safety and certification work, and deliveries under the low-rate initial production phase.<\/p>\n Aeon said the effort will also assess how Zeus can be adapted for additional missions and integrated with other launch platforms.<\/p>\n The award builds on two years of company-funded development and marks the next phase of work under a formal USSOCOM contract.<\/p>\n \u201cSpecial operators need precision systems that can evolve as quickly as the battlefield does,\u201d Aeon chief strategy officer Dean Love<\/strong> said. \u201cThreats are changing rapidly, and operators can\u2019t wait years for a new weapon system every time the mission changes.\u201d<\/p>\n