Friday, November 21, 2008

XM25

Origin
United States of America

Contractor/s
ATK Alliant Techsystems

Description: The XM25 is an air-busting, semi-automatic assault weapon developed to specifically to defeat enemies protected by walls, dug into foxholes, or hidden in hard-to-reach places. It is effective against point, area and defilade targets out to 500 meters. The weapon system was designed for optimal performance at 300 meters but can perform at 500 meters and beyond. It suits in all conditions including complex terrain and Military Operations in Urban Terrain (MOUT) that has been envisaged as the most likely scenario for the Global War on Terrorism.

The programmable high-explosive, air busting ammunition (M203) responds to the weapon's target acquisition/fire control system which makes extensive use of ballistic computation. The XM25 advanced target acquisition/ fire control (TA/FC) system uses a laser rangefinder and the TA/FC provides an adjusted aim point. The solider places the adjusted aim point on target and pulls the trigger. The target information is transmitted to the chambered 25mm round. Once fired the round measures the distance traveled and bursts precisely at the preprogrammed point in the air. In fact, it does not require impact to detonate.

In late April 2005, ATK delivered the first six XM25 prototypes to the US Army for field-testing and evaluation. The US Army intends to use XM25 weapon system's extreme lethality and high effectiveness in urban warfare to eliminate threats with reduced collateral damage.

Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 25 mm

Performance: Max Range 500 m (1,640 ft)

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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