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Elevated TOW Systems (ETS)

Missile defence and reconnaissance for light and medium armored vehicles

General Dynamics Land Systems and FSDS have joined together to produce an Elevated TOW System (ETS) with observation. This system gives TOW missile capability to today's light mobile armored vehicles while increasing the vehicle survivability of the battlefield. The ETS is a TOW weapon system with 4 tube launchers, and an elevated mast extending up to 6.5 meters above the ground.

  • Defeats all battlefield armor.
  • Fires all TOW missiles.
  • Reconnaissance & engagement from defilade.
  • Highly mobile, armored TOW platform.
  • Superior protection and survivability.

See first - Reach first - Hit first - Protection first!

TOW missiles can be launched from any position. The crew of three is under armor at all times. The system provides maximum crew protection when operated stealthily using terrain and other structures to provide masking and protection. The ETS, through the employment of today’s sighting technologies, enables the use of the full range of the TOW missile.

Employed on US Army Brigade Combat Team vehicles

With the system, customers are assured of equipment and missile commonality with current US and Allied inventories. FSDS and GDLS ATGM, a derivative of the ETS, is employed on the US Army's Brigade Combat Team vehicles.

 

    
 

specifications:
     
 

General

  • Operated from within the vehicle.
  • Three-man crew: commander, operator and driver.
  • Combat weight: 1500 kg.
  • Power: nominal 28 VDC MIL-STD-1275A(T) compatible.
  • Communication and navigation systems (customer-specified).
  • Launching platform max. elevation 6.5 m above the ground.
  • Maximum Fire-and Forget TOW commonality.
  • Extensive built-in test capability.

Weapons

  • TOW missile system:
    • Four-tube launcher system
    • TOW missiles: all variants
    • Ready missiles: 4
    • Stowed missiles: 16 in M113 vehicles
  • All-electric turret/weapon drive.
  • Less than 120 second reload time.
  • Missile loading under armor.
  • Rapid operational deployment <15 seconds.
  • Fires in all positions.
  • C-130 transportable.
 

Environmental

  • Operational temperature range: -32°C to
    +60°C.
  • Fire Control.
  • Accuracy: same as ITAS and TOW missile.
  • Azimuth: 360° continuous, slew rate >40o/second, slow tracking rate <0.15 mil/second.
  • Elevation: -20° to +20° slew rate >15°/second, slow tracking rate >0.15 mil/second.
    Gunner’s 2nd generation thermal sight and day video with narrow and wide fields of view
  • Engagement of full range of TOW missiles.

Quality management

ISO 9001:2008 – AQAP 2110 Approved Quality Management System

 
 

Options

  • Stabilized launcher/sight system.
  • 2 tube launch system.
  • Wide field-of-view optics for battlefield observation.
  • Independent 360° LLTV.
  • Data link for battlefield data and targets.
  • Video recordings.
  • Integrated Command & control system.
  • Global positioning system/magnetic compass navigation.
  • Ballistic protection enhancements.
  • Operation and maintenance training.
  • Technical manuals.
  • Training simulators.
  • Test equipment.
  • Spares management system.
  • KMW 76mm grenade launchers.

 

  
 

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Falck Schmidt Defence Systems A/S

Oslogade 1, DK-5000 Odense C Denmark

  

Telephone +45 66 135 700

info@f-sds.com

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Telephone: +1-805-689-1739