Many air-delivered weapons are being used in an urban context, although almost none was purposely developed for that role. All of them are guided, collateral damage reduction being one of the main constraints. However very few of them can dive in a near-vertical path or feature a sufficiently small charge to limit such damages. As seen in a dedicated article in this issue, drone weaponisation has become a reality. At Farnborough 2012 MBDA unveiled its yearly Concept Vision programme: named CVS301 "Vigilus" the system is aimed at improving unmanned air systems in the areas of range, all-weather performance, timeliness and attack path.
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