Frag Out! Magazine
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MBDA MMP ATGM (Missile Moyenne Portée) mobile missile launcher installed on 4x4 Renault Dagger armo- red vehicle was exhibited for the first at Eurosatory 2016. The IMPACT turret is armed with two MMP ATGMs in containers- -launchers and 7.62mm machine gun. The standard land-based MMP day/night sensor and control module was also installed. The MMP missile has a dual mode seeker (uncooled infrared and visible colour channels) and also a fibre-optic data link making it possible to maintain "man-in-the-loop" control. MMP in por- table version will become standard ATGM for the French land forces. MBDA/Rheinmetall MPCV Multipuropse Combat Vehicle in air defense vari- ant with two double Mistral short-range anti-aircraft missiles and 12.7mm heavy machine gun. The integrated sensor module consist of day camera, thermal camera and laser rangefinder. According to MBDA, the unit of four MPCVs could engage up to sixteen targets in 360-degree in just 15 seconds. For 2016, tests of MPCV with MMP ATGMs are scheduled. Textron/Aerosonde Mk 4.7 SUAS (Small Unmanned Aircraft System) – adopted by USSOCOM and U.S. Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR) as MQ-19. This UAV can continuously fly for even fourteen hours. The maximum load of MQ-19 is 9 kilograms – this allows for mounting advanced optoelectronic payload or SAR radar. According to the manufacturer's data, MQ-19 cannot be he- ard from over 700 meters. Textron Systems RQ-7B Shadow – the flagship surveillance drone of Textron company. To this moment, about 600 UAVs were build and are used in six countries. TRADE SHOWS