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Missile de Combat Terrestre
(MCT)
MBDA
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In 2002 The French MOD
has expressed its requirements for ground combat missiles for the
year 2015. The future family of missiles is considered as an
integral part of the French Future Air-Ground Operational Forces
project (also known as BOA). Responding to this requirement, as
part of the MCT Technology Demonstrator Program (TDP), MBDA is
developing a full capability indirect fire demonstrator.
 The missile will be able to engage targets at a Non-Line Of Sight
(NLOS) mode, where the missile's seeker does not have to be aimed
at the target before launch. Once the missile is in flight the
operator will be able to designate the target using the images
seen by the missile's seeker and relayed back to the firing
control unit. Development of the demonstrator will also rely on
the European Modular Munitions cooperation between MBDA and Saab
Bofors Dynamics, and is positioned to support future British,
French and Swedish requirements. This program considers various
configurations for future missile's designs, including rocket
powered medium (command Line Of Sight – CLOS), and long range
versions with range of 8 km and turbo-jet powered extended range
(air launched) missile with a maximum range of 100km. All variants
will share common modules of the body, and missile's systems
architecture, utilizing common core "plug and play" elements such
as imaging IIR or CCD seekers, multi-mode
semi-active laser seeker
and optional datalinks.
The warhead considered for the missile will be "multi-effect"
warhead, making the weapon effective against a broad target set,
including fortified constructions, bunkers, armored vehicles and
soft targets. The warhead could be equipped with a programmable
lethality package to create "scalable" effect, tailored for
specific operating scenarios. The use of imaging sensors and
advanced target recognition algorithms will enable the use of
dynamic, autonomous targeting features, including aimpoint
selection to maximize the effect on the specific target.
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