Launched Effects Archives

The Army’s Uncrewed Aircraft Systems Project Management Office, in collaboration with the U.S. Special Operations Command, executed a flight demonstration involving the first launch of the Air-Launched, Tube-Integrated Unmanned System (Altius) 700 air vehicle on Dec. 3, at Fort Campbell, Kentucky. (Army photo by Daniel Henke.)

SOCOM gearing up to assess air-launched kamikaze drones

U.S. Special Operations Command is looking for loitering munitions that can be dropped from a variety of aircraft in its inventory.

Feb 8, 2024 By Jon Harper

Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman score awards for Army’s ‘launched effects’ initiative

The companies won other transaction agreements for the first phase of the Launched Effects program to mature payloads for infrared and electronic warfare.

Nov 29, 2023 By Mark Pomerleau