USMC plans to equip its Harvest HAWK with Viper Strike

摘要

The US Marine Corps (USMC) Harvest HAWK (Hercules Airborne Weapons Kit), an armed version of the KC-130J tanker, will be equipped with Northrop Grum-man's GBU-44/B Viper Strike precision-guided munition.rnNorthrop Grumman has signed a contract with the USMC to deliver 65 Viper Strike munitions for the Harvest HAWK starting in 2010. The munitions will be delivered to the Joint Attack Munition Systems Project Office within the ProgramrnExecutive Office, Missiles and Space, at Redstone Arsenal in Alabama. Viper Strike is a gliding munition that employs GPS-aided navigation and a semi-active laser seeker to strike targets. The weapon weighs just 19 kg and has a 6 lb (2.72 kg) warhead with a 3 m lethal radius against personnel.