The Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM (Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile) was a long-range enhanced fiber optic guided missile developed for the U.S. Army during the 1980s and 1990s to test the use of fiber optics in missiles.[1][2] The missile was launched vertically and manually controlled by an operator on the ground by use of a television camera mounted on the nose.[3] The signals from the camera were carried via a thin wire that unspooled the further up the missile reached. The weapon was primarily designed for anti-tank use, or against low flying helicopters.[4][5]
See also
edit- ALAS – (Serbia)
- CM-501G – (China)
- FOG-MPM – (Brazil)
- XM501 non-line-of-sight launch system – (United States)
- Polyphem – (France, Germany, Italy)
- Type 96 multi-purpose missile system – (Japan)
References
edit- ^ "Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM".
- ^ "Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOGM)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
- ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2010.
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- ^ "Ancile".
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