MGM-157 EFOGM

YMGM-157B

The Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM (Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile), was a long range enhanced fibre optic guided missile developed for the U.S. Army during the 1980s and 1990s to test the use of fibre optics in missiles.[1][2] The missile was launched vertically and manually controlled by an operator on the ground by use of a television camera mounted on the nose.[3] The signals from the camera were carried via a thin wire that unspooled the further up the missile reached. The weapon was primarily designed for anti-tank use, or against low flying helicopters.[4][5]

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References

  1. ↑ http://www.designation-systems.net/dusrm/m-157.html
  2. ↑ http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/ground/efogm.htm
  3. ↑ http://www.astronautix.com/lvs/efogm.htm
  4. ↑ https://fas.org/man/dod-101/sys/land/mgm-157.htm
  5. ↑ http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Armor-Weapons-and-Missiles/MGM-157B-EFOGM_a000959001.aspx


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