Mission

The Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) Cannon will serve as a critical indirect fire support system for the Modular Force commander, providing networked, extended-range targeting and precision attack of point and area targets with a suite of munitions that will include special-purpose capabilities.

The NLOS Cannon provides unprecedented responsiveness and lethality to the Modular Force commander. The NLOS Cannon provides sustained fires for close support and destructive fires for tactical standoff engagement.

The system’s primary purpose is to provide responsive fires in support of the FCS Combined Arms Battalions (CABs) and their subordinate units in concert with line-of-sight, Beyond-Line-of-Sight (BLOS), Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS), external and joint capabilities. The system provides flexible support through its ability to change effects round-by-round and mission-by-mission. These capabilities, combined with rapid response to calls for fire and rate of fire, provide a variety of effects on demand.

The NLOS Cannon will be able to move rapidly, stop quickly, deliver lethal first round effects on target in record time and have a Multiple Round Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) capability. The MRSI capability, coupled with the NLOS Cannon’s superior sustained rate of fire, will provide record effects on target from a smaller number of systems.

The NLOS Cannon, like all Manned Ground Vehicles variants, can rapidly rearm and refuel; its system weight makes it uniquely deployable. Fully automated handling, loading and firing will be another centerpiece of the NLOS Cannon. The NLOS Cannon balances deployability and sustainability with responsiveness, lethality, survivability, agility and versatility.