Future Combat Systems Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar
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The Future Combat Systems Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar (NLOS-M) is a proposed mobile mortar system still in the developmental phase with the intentions of providing unparalleled responsiveness and lethality to the Unit of Action (UA) commander. The mortar provides fires in close support of tactical maneuvers that include destructive fires and special purpose fires. While working as part of an NLOS-M battery, the Non-Line-of-Sight mortar-firing Precision Guided Mortar Munitions will deliver lethal fires to destroy high payoff and most dangerous targets, and provide area suppression in support of UA companies and platoons.
The mortar and platoon are highly flexible and agile in establishing sensor-shooter linkages. It provides highly responsive, reliable, timely, accurate, and sustained rates of fire and rates of kill with 24/7 availability in all weather and terrain conditions at extended ranges. The NLOS-M system provides precision-guided fires to destroy, protective fires to suppress and obscure the enemy and illumination fires all in close support of UA Combined Arms Battalions (CABs) maneuver units. The platoon provides responsiveness with fires on-demand to engage complex and simultaneous target sets. The command, control, communications, computers, intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (C4ISR) network enables the FCS NLOS-M fire control system to conduct semi- to autonomous computation of technical fire direction, automatic gun lay, preparation of the ammunition for firing and mortar round firing. Vastly improved handling, loading and firing systems will be another centerpiece of NLOS-M. The mortar platoon will retain a dismounted 81mm mortar capability for complex terrain.
| Future Combat Systems Subsystems |
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| The Future Force Warrior | The Network |
| Manned Ground Vehicles: Mounted Combat System | Infantry Carrier Vehicle | Non-Line-of-Sight Cannon | Non-Line-of-Sight Mortar | Reconnaissance and Surveillance Vehicle | Command and Control Vehicle | Medical Vehicle | Recovery and Maintenance Vehicle |
| Unmanned Ground Vehicles: Armed Robotic Vehicle | Small Unmanned Ground Vehicle | Multifunctional Utility/Logistics and Equipment |
| Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs): Class I UAV | Class II UAV | Class III UAV | Class IV UAV |
| Devices: Non-Line-of-Sight Launch System | Intelligent Munitions System | Unattended Ground Systems |
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