SOCOM tapped Aeon Industrial to produce a limited run of a new, developmental shoulder-fired Zeus missile and launcher. Under a recent $13.8 million low-rate initial production deal, the company said it will deliver less than 100 of the weapons to SOCOM over the next year. The system, which the company says is around 20 pounds with a 30-inch-long weapon, is designed to be fired primarily in confined and urban environments. >https://www.aeonindustrial.com/what-we-do/zeusI'm thinking modernized HEDP Javelin meant for non-anti-tank uses. The light weight is nice
>>65645822>Tahmas couldn’t comment on other contracts Aeon has for Zeus, but said they’ve “delivered rounds” to other customers.aka Ukraine, and potentially Canada and UK.It can be remote-launched via ATAK.
>Another meme defense startup backed by Donald Trump Jr. gets a contract to produce some useless junk Must be a Tuesday.
>>65645822>prefab CFRP sheet>blind rivets or, worse, pan head hex/torx screws>electrical tape>3D printed wingsI hope that's just a mockup, but for 14 million dollars they could have at least tried a bit harder.
>>65645846The cost is covering the CLUs as well. A per unit price of 130k is steep but not unreasonable when compared to similar systems.
how many fiber optic fpv's would each of these pay for?
>>65645846These are the LRIP and they're an attempt to replace the AT4 & Javelin with a single modernized missile. FPVs are great but they don't totally negate the need for some kind of shoulder-fireable guided missile.
fewer than
>>65645822>is designed to be fired primarily in confined and urban environments.Just pick your pick from psnzerfaust or bazoka family line.
>>65647200The backblast on those preclude them from being fired in confined spaces.
