The three companies MBDA, Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) and ESG Elektroniksystem- und Logistik-GmbH (ESG) have signed a memorandum of understanding on cooperation for the Bundeswehr's "Future Long-Range Indirect Fire System". As MBDA goes on to write in a statement, the aim of the cooperation is the further expansion and implementation of the concept of a Joint Fire Support Missile (JFS-M) for the German Armed Forces. The new JFS-M guided missile is to be used with the existing KMW MARS II/MLRS-E artillery rocket systems in the Bundeswehr and other platforms. In addition, the existing command and weapon deployment system ADLER III of the ESG artillery troop is to be used. In the future, the JFS-M could also be used by allied forces, writes MBDA.
According to Thomas Gottschild, Managing Director of MBDA Germany, during a press conference at the ILA trade fair in Berlin, the JFS-M is a guided missile with a range of several hundred kilometers that is difficult to detect by radar due to its low altitude. This means that he has a high level of assertiveness. In addition, the point of impact cannot be predicted and the JFS-M can also send back sensor data during the flight.
By using guided missiles in conjunction with artillery systems, armed forces are able to deliver scaled and highly accurate impact across the range, from short to long range, writes MBDA. The JFS-M can be used in the areas of impact, reconnaissance, active and passive electronic combat and as a training variant, with the effect being scalable.
According to the information, MBDA, KMW and ESG have know-how and many years of experience in the areas of standoff weapons, platforms (MARS II/MLRS) and command and weapon deployment systems as well as mission systems. The system design draws on tried and tested systems and subsystems already used by the Bundeswehr, as well as on new technologies. In addition, modern technologies such as fail-safe GPS navigation, 3D flight planning and image-supported navigation sensors are to be used. Target engagement is supported by artificial intelligence for automatic target detection and identification.
Editorial staff / lh
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