The U.S. Army fired two Talon laser-guided rocket guided test vehicle rounds during the aviation multi-platform munition demonstration.
Talon LGR is a cooperative development effort between Raytheon and Emirates Advanced Investments of the United Arab Emirates.
The Talon LGR rounds were launched from a U.S. Army OH-58D Kiowa Warrior and hit targets at 2.17 miles. This exceeded accuracy requirements for the Department of Defense's Advanced Precision Weapon System II program.
The Talon LGR is a low-cost, semi-active laser guidance and control kit that connects directly to the front of the legacy 2.75-inch unguided rockets fired from the OH-58D Kiowa Warrior. It requires no software or hardware modifications to the launcher or aircraft platform and can be fired from any aircraft that fires 2.75-inch unguided rockets.
Talon LGR fills the critical operational capability gap between unguided rockets and guided, heavy anti-tank missiles.