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SMACM is a long range, high endurance, expendable, unmanned air vehicle (UAV) that can be used in a reconnaissance role or in an armed version to attack moving or stationary targets. With a range of over 200 miles, SMACM can be launched from outside the range of enemy air defenses from the F/A-22 and the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter, as well as most combat aircraft. SMACM incorporates a proven turbojet engine, two-way data link, multimode warhead and an all-weather seeker. It is similar to the size of a Small Diameter Bomb, and compatible with the BRU-61A munition rack. SMACM offers a choice of two seekers. The first, a Tri-Mode seeker, is a combination of a millimeter wave (MMW) RF radar, an imaging infrared (IIR), and a semi active laser (SAL). These three modes provide an all-weather capability, and when seeker data is fused can categorize the target. It is currently the seeker on the Joint Common Missile under contract with the US Army and US Navy. The second seeker option has a MMW, an active LADAR, and a SAL. This combination of sensors is called a Tri-Star seeker. This seeker, when coupled with its automatic target recognition algorithms, provides a high probability combat ID of any tactical military vehicle with extremely low false alarm rates. The 3-D images give the LADAR unprecedented capability to identify targets in cluttered environments. The seekers on SMACM have the capability to find, categorize/ID, transmit target location and provide a battlefield assessment of subsequent precision attacks. SMACM range/endurance makes it an ideal miniature expendable UAV. The armed version can also destroy the target when commanded.
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