Rafael Advanced Defense Systems Ltd2008-10-03 08:41:23
Rafael Presents Breaching & Urban Warfare Devices at AUSA
The current global geo-political situation has brought about prominent changes in relation to the nature of the combat scenarios as well as to the weapons being developed by the various manufacturers.
The developer of military systems expects that in most cases the future conflict will be as the current one based on an asymmetric nature. No more huge confrontations between regular army forces, with long armor columns fighting each other - rather, unconventional fighting-based confrontations between regular armies and guerilla forces, located in sheltered and hidden positions; mainly in the midst of civilian populations. This is the status of the ongoing conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as here in Israel.
MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) introduces many challenges into different combat scenarios, LIC (Low Intensity Conflict) or complex anti-terror situations. In asymmetric war, the enemy gains the advantage by using simple munitions and relying on the natural protection of three dimensional urban structures. Mission forces are usually divided into small self-reliant groups (bubbles) that confront the complexity of the urban battlefield. Traditional weapons are insufficient for this scenario.
RAFAEL's breaching solutions provide a modern spectrum of operational solutions for military forces to surprise the enemy and reduce risk to friendly forces, eliminate collateral damage and ensure that innocent people will not be hurt.
RAFAEL has developed a variety of breaching products - rifle launched, shoulder launched and static hand emplaced munitions - to assist in urban warfare confrontations. These products can solve door entry problems, create mobility corridors through walls and structures as well as defeat urban structures, bunkers and light armored vehicles.
The breaching systems family products and capabilities are:
• SIMON, GREM - Breaching of all types of doors, eliminating risk to the operator and reducing injury to personnel near the door.
• MATADOR WB- shoulder-launched weapon with FFE (Fire from Enclosure) capability using the Davis Gun launching method.
• MATADOR AS - shoulder-launched, fully disposable munition that can be fired from an enclosure. It is multi-purpose and specially adapted for MOUT.
• URBAN STAR - hand-placed munition with a tandem warhead similar to MATADOR AS. It can be operated against structures providing a lethality effect behind doors as well as other tasks such as cratering roads and runways or creating foxholes.
• MATADOR MP destroys bunkers and light armored vehicles. This is a shoulder launched weapon with FFE capability. It has engagement capability of 500 meters. Munition weight is 11.3kg (24.9lbs) not including the targeting device.
The current global geo-political situation has brought about prominent changes in relation to the nature of the combat scenarios as well as to the weapons being developed by the various manufacturers.
The developer of military systems expects that in most cases the future conflict will be as the current one based on an asymmetric nature. No more huge confrontations between regular army forces, with long armor columns fighting each other - rather, unconventional fighting-based confrontations between regular armies and guerilla forces, located in sheltered and hidden positions; mainly in the midst of civilian populations. This is the status of the ongoing conflict in Iraq and Afghanistan, as well as here in Israel.
MOUT (Military Operations in Urban Terrain) introduces many challenges into different combat scenarios, LIC (Low Intensity Conflict) or complex anti-terror situations. In asymmetric war, the enemy gains the advantage by using simple munitions and relying on the natural protection of three dimensional urban structures. Mission forces are usually divided into small self-reliant groups (bubbles) that confront the complexity of the urban battlefield. Traditional weapons are insufficient for this scenario.
RAFAEL's breaching solutions provide a modern spectrum of operational solutions for military forces to surprise the enemy and reduce risk to friendly forces, eliminate collateral damage and ensure that innocent people will not be hurt.
RAFAEL has developed a variety of breaching products - rifle launched, shoulder launched and static hand emplaced munitions - to assist in urban warfare confrontations. These products can solve door entry problems, create mobility corridors through walls and structures as well as defeat urban structures, bunkers and light armored vehicles.
The breaching systems family products and capabilities are:
• SIMON, GREM - Breaching of all types of doors, eliminating risk to the operator and reducing injury to personnel near the door.
• MATADOR WB- shoulder-launched weapon with FFE (Fire from Enclosure) capability using the Davis Gun launching method.
• MATADOR AS - shoulder-launched, fully disposable munition that can be fired from an enclosure. It is multi-purpose and specially adapted for MOUT.
• URBAN STAR - hand-placed munition with a tandem warhead similar to MATADOR AS. It can be operated against structures providing a lethality effect behind doors as well as other tasks such as cratering roads and runways or creating foxholes.
• MATADOR MP destroys bunkers and light armored vehicles. This is a shoulder launched weapon with FFE capability. It has engagement capability of 500 meters. Munition weight is 11.3kg (24.9lbs) not including the targeting device.
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