The U.S. Air Force has successfully demonstrated beyond-line-of-sight (BLOS) Command and Control of the Rapid Dragon Palletized Weapon System during exercise Northern Edge 21.
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In the demonstration, the location of an emerging target was transmitted to the All Domain Operations Center-Experiment (ADOC-E). The targeting data from the Standoff Munitions Applications Center (SMAC) was then transmitted to an airborne aircraft with an on-board munition emulator. A virtual launch of a palletized Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER) missile was later carried out.
“This enhanced capability can provide combatant commanders additional targeting flexibility and control in the prosecution of the high-end fight. Additionally, the retargeting methodology used is transferrable to other strike platforms, potentially making all JASSM-capable strike assets more lethal in an increasingly complicated and dynamic near-peer conflic,” Dr. Dean Evans, Rapid Dragon program manager.
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