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WILMINGTON, Mass., 13 Oct. 2009. Textron Defense Systems, an operating unit of Textron Systems, a Textron Inc. company, announced that its XM1100 Scorpion networked sensor and munitions platform has completed a test series in urban environments.
Testing took place at Fort Benning, Ga., where the Scorpion system performed in both day and nighttime scenarios. Fort Benning's military operations in urban terrain (MOUT) site was used for the test series. This site emulates a populated town with roadways, public areas and buildings, shops, and residential buildings. The rigorous test series confirmed the Scorpion system's ability to accurately identify and engage targets in urban environments, says a representative.
"Modern warfare demands solutions that are flexible enough to perform reliably in a broad range of environments," says senior vice president and general manager Mark Catizone of Textron Defense Systems. "Our Scorpion system is designed to provide warfighters valuable force projection and minimize impact to non-combatants. This holds true in urban environments or against rugged terrain, whether mountainside, desert or wilderness. This flexibility gives warfighters added confidence in the face of danger, as well as enhanced capability to complete their missions."
The urban environment test served as a precursor to an upcoming end-to-end, live-fire Scorpion test scheduled to take place at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., later this year. The next test is expected to culminate with the Scorpion system detecting, tracking and engaging multiple remote-controlled armored vehicles with live high-explosive munitions, continues a representative.
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