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Old 04-30-2015, 11:19 AM   #84
owenmp
 
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Default Re: "100 Years Ago Today" - Car Wars News

After reading this article, there should be no more complaints regarding the $200 per rocket cost for tuning each rocket to be part of a LGL system. :o)

Navy Tests ‘Smart’ Helicopter Rocket Launchers
http://defensetech.org/2014/04/09/na...cket-launchers
Defense Tech
April 9, 2014

The APKWS converts a 2.75-inch Hydra rocket into a “smart” munition by adding a semi-active laser guidance and control mid-section. It’s a low-cost option for precision strike, costing less than $30,000 apiece — roughly a third of the price tag of an AGM-114 Hellfire missile made by Lockheed Martin Corp.
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