Monday, December 01, 2014

"Cuda" Missile. What happened to it?




Elements of Power Blog wrote an article a year or so ago (I think) that covered the development of a new missile by Lockheed Martin called the "Cuda".

Since then I've heard absolutely nothing.

Why am I curious about it?  Well the thought of F/A-18's filled to the gills with the missile (how many could they carry...20?) is pretty exciting, my focus is on a mid-level player for ground based air defense.  Longer ranged than the Stinger but more mobile than the Patriot and able to keep up with maneuver forces...that's where I see a "Cuda" based ground system coming in.

I wonder what's going on with it.