Re: experimental weapons systems like OICW
Correct, the MGM-166 LOSAT is in SpMBT as the KEM, slot 162. Technically the LOSAT (Line-of-sight-anti-tank)is the nomenclature of the whole system, which includes the KEM (kinetic-energy missile). Despite very successful field testing, in 2004 the Army decided not to put the LOSAT into production - possibly due to a combination of cost and the current vision of "transformation" taking place under the current administration (which also canceled the RAH-66 and the Crusader SPA). The lead contracter, Lockheed Martin, is continuing work on the Compact Kinetic Energy Missile, which is a scaled down KEM.
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