04-10-2014, 09:29 PM
"Cheap" is a relative term.
Loitering is best done on the ground with no fuel expended so the asset lifetime can be comfortably long.
A rocket-assisted grenade or a straight rocket launched system could get the range. The technology exists for making the guidance doable, and the costs are low enough that the weapon would be considered cheap compared to the number of unguided munitions needed to do the same job.
Loitering is best done on the ground with no fuel expended so the asset lifetime can be comfortably long.
A rocket-assisted grenade or a straight rocket launched system could get the range. The technology exists for making the guidance doable, and the costs are low enough that the weapon would be considered cheap compared to the number of unguided munitions needed to do the same job.