The Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket was a weapons system under development for the

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as part of ONR's Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) FNC.LOGIR moves a step closer to the fleet
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with South Korea. The program provided a precision guided 2.75 inch (70 mm)

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for use with existing Hydra 70 systems in service, as such it has many similarities with the

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program. The principal difference between the systems is that while APKWS uses terminal

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, requiring the target to be 'painted' until impact, LOGIR would guide to a position supplied by the launching aircraft, using

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in the terminal phase making it a true

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weapon. Another advantage of LOGIR was that it was "especially effective against swarm attacks by enemies like small boats, as there’s no need for ongoing guidance." The South Korean version, designated K-LOGIR, is used on the

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''Bigung'' (Poniard) mobile coastal defense system. Bigung is a 6×6 truck fitted with 2×18-round containers for 36 rockets to counter North Korean Fast Inshore Attack Craft (FIAC), landing craft and landing vehicles. The rockets are equipped with the LCITS using IIR imaging technology with an additional low-cost inertial correction unit. LOGIR is designed to defeat predominantly small-scale, high-speed surface targets, but because of the limited cost requirements its use for less-contrast ground targets is less effective; it has a weight below and a length of with range greater than .

Development

South Korea's contribution in the LOGIR program are the following: *Electronics for guidance and control system (production only, design by the USA) *Electronics for control actuation system (DSP and PWM inverter board) *Assembly parts for control actuation system (CAS frame and integrated BLDC motor) *Airframe structure and fins (canard fin, CAS skin, seeker skin) *Cruciform tail fins and nozzle assembly *Warhead and fuze attachment improvement

Specifications

* Diameter: 70 mm * Guidance:

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midcourse/

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terminal. * Motor: Existing Hydra 70 motors

References

External links

Air-Launched 2.75-Inch Rockets - Designation Systems

Low-Cost Imaging Terminal Seeker (LCITS) (video)
{{US military rockets Air-to-surface missiles of the United States

Development

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