Northrop Brilliant Anti-Tank (BAT)

[overscan (PaulMM)]

From Facebook group "Northrop Grumman Friends".

 

[AN/AWW-14(V)]

Proceedings of Technology Showcase Held in Huntsville

Two proposals in Infrared Terminally Guided Submunition (IRTGSM) - competition that was a predecessor BAT program
General Dynamics model has airframe very similar today's Northrop Grumman Hatchet (formerly ATK), actually nice R&D heritage

 

[AN/AWW-14(V)]

after some years BAT also was redesigned by Northrop Grumman to simpler version - GBU-44/B Viper Strike with SAL/INS guidance
oh oh it was start-time of era Global War on Terrorism

 

[AN/AWW-14(V)]

WOW, such huge target convoy - 21 live armored vehicles

 

[AN/AWW-14(V)]

Pictured: Viper Strike, a standalone version of the Brilliant Anti Tank (BAT) "smart" submunition for ATACMS. While BAT was cancelled for its poor test record, the Army used Viper Strike in combat with Iraqi insurgents in 2007.

Source: DTIC pic.twitter.com/o8uJDSBdBy

— Masao Dahlgren (@masao_dahlgren) September 27, 2019

 

[Cjc]

I'm kind of confused on the wings, how exactly were they supposed to fold into the round shape? There doesn't appear to be any room for the wings in the cylinder, but all the artwork shows bat as a cylinder in its pre launch configuration.

 

[TomS]

I'm kind of confused on the wings, how exactly were they supposed to fold into the round shape? There doesn't appear to be any room for the wings in the cylinder, but all the artwork shows bat as a cylinder in its pre launch configuration.

It's a little hard to see, but the head of the missile is actually a larger diameter than the body, so the wings pivot and fold to lie back parallel to the missile body inside the diameter of the head. The sensor probes fold as well so that they lie parallel to the wing when stowed.

 

[zjz]

Yet another Cold War anti massed armour weapon, the ATACMS launched Brilliant Anti Tank (BAT), as demonstrated in this brief video. Cold War concepts back in fashion! pic.twitter.com/VmWwohKh2C

— Think Defence (@thinkdefence) October 2, 2024

View: https://x.com/thinkdefence/status/1841403028571594756

 

[flateric]

I'm kind of confused on the wings, how exactly were they supposed to fold into the round shape? There doesn't appear to be any room for the wings in the cylinder, but all the artwork shows bat as a cylinder in its pre launch configuration.

View: https://flickr.com/photos/rocbolt/46553935415/

View: https://flickr.com/photos/rocbolt/32527419327/

 

[Scott Kenny]

Didn't realize that Viper Strike was BAT.

 

[Maro.Kyo]

Two proposals in Infrared Terminally Guided Submunition (IRTGSM) - competition that was a predecessor BAT program
General Dynamics model has airframe very similar today's Northrop Grumman Hatchet (formerly ATK), actually nice R&D heritage

Yet another Cold War anti massed armour weapon, the ATACMS launched Brilliant Anti Tank (BAT), as demonstrated in this brief video. Cold War concepts back in fashion! pic.twitter.com/VmWwohKh2C

— Think Defence (@thinkdefence) October 2, 2024

View: https://x.com/thinkdefence/status/1841403028571594756

I wonder what enticed the change from an IR seeker to an acoustic seeker. Possible a cost reducing solution?