Textron Systems Weapon & Sensor Systems, successfully tested the Fury lightweight precision guided glide munition against moving targets at Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona.
This test marks a significant milestone, as it marks the completion of the Fury weapon’s development.
The Weapon & Sensor Systems team conducted 13 test flights for the Fury weapon, which accumulated to a total of 23.8 flight hours between captive carriage, survey flights and 10 weapon releases from unmanned aircraft systems (UAS).
(See the Fury® lightweight precision guided glide munition in Action. Courtesy of Textron Systems and YouTube)
Two tests were conducted from Textron Systems’ own Shadow® Tactical UAS at an altitude of 8,000 feet and a 1.5 kilometer standoff against a moving target.
Both munitions successfully impacted the target. These results demonstrate end-to-end testing of the Fury weapon and improve both system maturity and Technology Readiness Level (TRL).
“Based on the results achieved during Fury flight testing, we are pleased with the development progress of the Fury lightweight precision guided munition,” says Weapon & Sensor Systems Senior Vice President & General Manager Brian Sinkiewicz.
The Fury weapon uses a common interface for rapid integration on multiple manned and unmanned platforms.
Find. Fix. Finish.
Textron Systems’ Fury® guided weapon delivers a precision strike capability against both soft targets and static or moving vehicles.
The small, lightweight glide weapon is designed for carriage on platforms ranging from small unmanned aerial systems to light attack aircraft.
Fury utilizes Semi-Active Laser (SAL) seeker and GPS/INS guidance, and is proven in testing to be accurate within one meter of a designated target.
The weapon’s tri-mode fuzing – impact, height of burst and delay – further enables a single Fury to address a broad target set, ranging from static and moving light armored vehicles to small boats and dismounted personnel.
Fury is guided by a GPS-aided inertial navigation system with a Semi-Active Laser terminal guidance, enabling engagement of moving targets.
