{"id":630,"date":"2015-10-30T08:54:32","date_gmt":"2015-10-30T11:54:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nachodelatorre.com.ar\/mosconi\/?p=630"},"modified":"2015-10-30T08:54:32","modified_gmt":"2015-10-30T11:54:32","slug":"40mm-missile-extends-grenade-launchers-range-beyond-2000-meters","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/?p=630","title":{"rendered":"40mm Missile Extends Grenade Launcher\u2019s Range Beyond 2,000 Meters"},"content":{"rendered":"<blockquote><p>&#8220;Pike will become smarter and smarter as we continue to develop its capabilities. This new guided munition can provide the warfighter with precision, extended-range capability never before seen in a hand-held weapon on the battlefield. &#8220;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_57058\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-57058\" style=\"width: 305px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-57058\" src=\"http:\/\/defense-update.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/pike_40_725.jpg\" alt=\"pike_40_725\" width=\"305\" height=\"203\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-57058\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Pike uses a digital, semi-active laser seeker to engage both fixed and slow-moving, mid-range targets. The missile\u2019s rocket motor ignites eight to 10 feet after launch and is nearly smokeless for reduced launch signature. Photo: Raytheon<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cPike uses a digital, semi-active laser seeker to engage both fixed and slow-moving, mid-range targets,\u201d said J. R. Smith, <span class=\"wp_keywordlink_affiliate\"><a title=\"View all posts in Raytheon\" href=\"http:\/\/defense-update.com\/tag\/raytheon\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Raytheon<\/a><\/span>\u2019s Advanced Land Warfare Systems director. \u201cThis new guided munition can provide the warfighter with precision, extended-range capability never before seen in a hand-held weapon on the battlefield. Pike will become smarter and smarter as we continue to develop its capabilities,\u201d said Smith. \u201cIn the current configuration, the warfighter will enter programmable laser codes prior to loading Pike into its launcher. Spiral development calls for multiple-round simultaneous programming and targeting with data link capabilities.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pike\u2019s rocket motor ignites eight to 10 feet after launch and is nearly smokeless for reduced launch signature.<\/p>\n<p>Additional Pike upgrades include the ability to fire it from platform-mounted launchers on small boats, all-terrain vehicles and small unmanned aircraft systems. The missile will extend the effective range of grenade launchers currently reaching 1,600 yards (1.5 km) using ballistic computing sights.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Fuente:<\/strong> <em><a href=\"http:\/\/defense-update.com\/20151012_pike.html#.VjNa3Ss0-tN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">http:\/\/defense-update.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Pike will become smarter and smarter as we continue to develop its capabilities. This new guided munition can provide the warfighter with precision, extended-range capability&hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[18,29],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=630"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/630\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=630"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=630"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fie.undef.edu.ar\/ceptm\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=630"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}