MBDA Incorporated, a US missile company, has developed a soldier-carried and hand-launched Non-Line-Of-Sight (NLOS) precision-guided weapon called TiGER.
TiGER is a small, weaponised UAS designed to be used at the unit level to engage enemies with an onboard dual 40mm warhead. Using two onboard video cameras to relay images back to the operator’s laptop, TiGER will allow small units to engage enemy forces and IEDs from a distance and behind obstacles, without exposing the warfighter to direct enemy fire.
TiGER has an inflatable wing and a small fuselage, allowing it to be carried by soldiers in a container that will fit inside a rucksack. It is guided by a small mini-computer with a video screen and is controlled by a two way data link and video data link. The vehicle can be launched and guided by a single soldier. It does not require a launcher, or other cumbersome tripods or fixed assets.
Optimised for troops on the move with limited resources, it can launch within two minutes of being pulled out of its packing tube. Once launched in the loiter or ISR mode, the vehicle flies on a GPS based autopilot and the soldier can set up waypoints, keep out zones and loiter points. The soldier scans the stabilized video camera footage, with pan, tilt and zoom features. Upon locating the target, the vehicle will contrast lock the target with its front facing camera and dive on the target, detonating the warhead upon impact. The system has a sophisticated safe and arm device and warhead package that has gone through extensive testing and allows for safety in handling and operation.
Source: Press Release