Army requesting more than $120M for LASSO kamikaze
WEBMar 12, 2024 · The Army is asking lawmakers for $120.6 million to procure Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) production systems in fiscal 2025 as the U.S. military moves to beef up its arsenal of loitering munitions.
US Army developing LASSO tank-killing drone for infantry
WEBJul 31, 2023 · LASSO systems can be carried by troops, use a tube for launches and are strapped with a lethal payload, according to the office, which specializes in equipment including uniforms, body armor, night-vision devices and guns.
US Army launching LASSO Low Altitude Stalking and Strike …
WEBThe program, known as the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance venture (LASSO), falls under the jurisdiction of the Program Executive Office Soldier (PEO Soldier). This initiative addresses the pressing requirement for lethal unmanned systems on …
Army awaiting 100-plus Switchblade 600 attack drones
WEBOct 13, 2023 · The Army opted to acquire the weapon as part of a new lethal unmanned systems requirement and after its decision to initiate a Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program.
Army may procure multiple variants of LASSO kamikaze
WEBAug 7, 2023 · The Army is pursuing new kamikaze drones for its LASSO program, and the service may look to multiple vendors to meet its needs, acquisition chief Doug Bush suggested during a meeting with reporters on Monday.
New LASSO program aims to give Army infantry units loitering, …
WEBJul 7, 2023 · The Army is kicking off an "urgent" acquisition effort to give dismounted infantry a new tank-killing capability: a man-portable, tube-launched, kamikaze uncrewed aircraft called the Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program -- the latest indication of how the Russia-Ukraine war is changing modern combat.
Army getting extra funding from multiple sources to accelerate LASSO …
WEBMay 2, 2024 · The Army is set to receive additional funding that will allow it to accelerate its Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance program, also known as LASSO, the service’s acquisition chief told reporters.
US Army chooses AeroVironment's Switchblade 600 ... - Army …
WEBAs part of the LASSO program, the U.S. Army has chosen AeroVironment's Switchblade 600 as the first developed drone. The Switchblade 600 is a next-generation loitering munition, also known as a suicide drone, designed and developed by the American company AeroVironment.
US Army Developing Man-Portable Tank-Killing Kamikaze Drone
WEBJul 10, 2023 · The Low Altitude Stalking and Strike Ordnance (LASSO) program is an urgent capability acquisition effort of the Program Executive Office Soldier, a US Army organization responsible for rapid prototyping, procurement, and fielding of equipment.
Army will hold industry days next month on LASSO - Inside Defense
WEBAug 11, 2023 · The Army’s Program Executive Office Soldier is using an urgent capability acquisition pathway to deliver LASSO to infantry brigade combat teams -- a timeline that is typically two years or less for the fielding of a capability, according to …