Small Tactical Munition( STM) Phase II of Raytheon Company successfully completed hitting the target at the first guided flight test conducted with the weapon.
According to the Raytheon Missile Systems’ VP for Advanced Missiles and Unmanned Systems, Dr. Thomas R. Bussing, STM is a precise, versatile and cost-effective weapon and hence used as an ideal combat weapon in counterinsurgency aircraft and Shadow-class unmanned aircraft systems. Warfighters flexibly use STM at it facilitates several activities involved in both moving and static targets. The operation is carried out with minimal collateral damage.
A test was conducted at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona in February. The STM Phase II was released by a Raytheon Cobra unmanned aircraft system, during the test. The weapon, following its detachment from the UAS, advanced to the target. The operation was activated by both GPS/INS and semi-active laser.
Weighing 13.5-lb, and measuring 22-in length, Small Tactical Munition (STM )Phase II is a new, gravity-dropped bomb specifically designed and precision-guided for use in manned and unmanned aircraft systems.
With reduced length over 2-in shorter than Phase –I, STM Phase II consists of flexible fins and wings, that can accommodate two weapons within the U.S. military's common launch tube. The modular assembly of STM Phase II supports its large-scale production.
The STM Phase II features GPS/INS and digital semi-active laser guidance; smallest air-launched weapon with 13.5-lb and 22-in, compatible with U.S. military's common launch tube.
Source: https://www.rtx.com/