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Elevated TOW Systems (ETS)
- Defeats all battlefield armor.
- Fires all TOW missiles.
- Reconnaissance & engagement from defilade.
- Highly mobile, armored TOW platform.
- Superior protection and survivability.
Missile defence and reconnaissance for
light and medium armored vehicles
General Dynamics Land Systems and Falck
Schmidt Defence Systems 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.
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. 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.
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.
Quality management
ISO 9001:2000 – AQAP 2110
Approved Quality Management
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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.
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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