Joint Fire Support Missile for artillery
With the Joint Fire Support Missile, MBDA is pushing ahead with a development that not only meets the Army's demand for a modern, long-range weapon, but also consistently continues the joint idea of the armed forces. By using the JFS-M in conjunction with artillery systems, the armed forces will be able to achieve a precise effect at a distance of up to 499 kilometers. The new artillery guided missile system JFS-M on the MARS launcher by Krauss Maffei Wegmann (KMW) is designed as an option for the Bundeswehr's "Future Long-Range Indirect Fire System". The JFS-M is configured as required and used in the areas of effectiveness, reconnaissance, active and passive electronic combat and as a training variant. The Joint Fire Support Missile uses the latest technologies, such as fail-safe GPS navigation, 3D flight planning and image-supported navigation sensors. Target engagement is supported by Artificial Intelligence for Automated Target Recognition and Identification.
In principle, both the MARS II rocket artillery system used by the Bundeswehr and other tracked or wheeled vehicles such as the Boxer or a truck with a protected cab introduced by the Bundeswehr are suitable as carrier platforms. A standardized Rocket Pod Container can accommodate up to two JFS-M. Since the MARS accommodates two such pods, a mixed armament of the system - two JFS-M and, for example, six GMLRS rockets (Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) - is conceivable as a combat load.
In the next step, the Bundeswehr would have to be commissioned to implement the new type of active agent for artillery. An operational capability of the JFS-M would be realistic a few years after the conclusion of the contract.
ENFORCER for infantry and special forces
At the end of 2019, the German Armed Forces commissioned MBDA Germany to manufacture and supply ENFORCER guided missile systems. The fire-and-forget systems, referred to in the German armed forces under the name Leichtes Wirkmittel 1800+, should be used shoulder-supported and be able to precisely combat targets at a distance of up to 2000 m. The range of targets includes stationary and moving targets. The missile can also be used against lightly armored vehicles and targets behind cover.
MBDA is also working on a family concept for ENFORCER. The modular system architecture of the guided missile offers the possibility of adapting the guided missile with little development effort for further applications on land, at sea and in the air. In this way, a missile family concept can be realized in the future. For example, it is possible to replace the multi-effect warhead with an armor-piercing warhead.