Textron Systems has announced the introduction of its Damocles launched effect (LE), a new system designed to provide a strategic advantage in peer warfare environments.
The Damocles LE can be delivered from the ground or air and features the company’s advanced GEN2 Explosively Formed Penetrator (EFP). The system is capable of delivering top-attack, electronic warfare, and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities.
The Damocles LE is equipped with autonomous tracking and advanced artificial intelligence, allowing for advanced capabilities while maintaining human supervision and decision-making for missions.
Its precision unitary munition is designed for accurate targeting in critical scenarios. To enhance stealth and reduce detectability, the system has a low acoustic signature. It also includes features to prevent unexploded ordnance (UXO), which helps to reduce the risk of hazardous remnants on the battlefield.
The system is built using a modular open systems architecture (MOSA) approach, which allows for the integration of other payloads to support various concepts of operations, including electronic warfare.
Henry Finneral, Senior Vice President of Weapon Systems, stated, “Textron Systems is the industry leader in EFP technologies, and the Damocles LE builds on our decades of experience to provide next-generation technology to the warfighter. We stand ready to provide our cost-effective solution at speed and at scale to provide mission support to the joint forces and allied nations.”
