Spanish technology company Aertec carried out test firings of its FOX micro-missile this week at the El Arenosillo Experimentation Centre (CEDEA), using inert configurations without explosives. The company says the tests are part of the system's qualification.
The campaign checked that the missile followed pre-set flight paths and compared the results with Aertec's simulation models of the control surfaces that steer it. Aertec says real and simulated trajectories matched closely. The next campaigns will include laser designation and firings of complete missiles with warheads, and the final phase still has to be contracted.
FOX weighs about 3 kg and is meant to give uncrewed aircraft a precision strike capability. It uses inertial navigation in mid-flight and a semi-active laser seeker, also developed by Aertec, to home on a target lit by a laser designator.
Background
Aertec
Technology company
Aertec is a technology company from Málaga that develops guided weapons for drones.
FOX
Micro-missile
FOX is a micro-missile of about three kilograms from Aertec for precision strikes from uncrewed aircraft.
