Lockheed Martin to Retrofit PREDATOR With New Warhead

Published: Jun 10, 2004
Source: www.lockheedmartin.com



Lockheed Martin will retrofit its Predator anti-tank weapon with a multi-purpose variant (MPV) blast fragmentation warhead, enabling the missile to defeat urban targets such as buildings and bunkers, as well as light-armored vehicles.



The U.S. Marine Corps gave Lockheed Martin the go-ahead to modify the shoulder-fired, short-range Predator anti-tank weapon into a direct-attack urban assault weapon. The conversion of Predator from a top-down anti-armor weapon to a direct-fire urban assault weapon was prompted by "the need for fire-from-enclosure assault weapons, which has become paramount to support Operation Iraqi Freedom," said Mike Woodson, Predator project officer, U.S. Marine Corps. Other current short-range assault weapon (SRAW) systems cannot meet the requirement. continue..