I have viewed FPV suicide drones as a form of artillery. The branches are converging.
The Army and the manufacturer conducted a significant live fire test for the HIMARS rocket:
A GMLRS rocket normally follows a programmed trajectory using satellite-assisted inertial guidance, making it effective against fixed positions but less suited to targets that relocate during flight. Introducing an external targeting update creates another engagement option without requiring the launcher to fire a replacement rocket.
In a statement published on October 28, 2026, Lockheed Martin confirmed that the demonstration involved launching a GMLRS rocket from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS), followed by an in-flight target update transmitted through the Strigo datalink and Remote Interceptor Guidance-360 (RIG-360) system. The rocket successfully changed its target assignment and destroyed the moving objective.
I think FPV suicide drones are simply a form of artillery.
As artillery converges with FPV suicide drone capabilities, will it make sense to emphasize FPV suicide drones?
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