Boeing unveils cheap radar seeker built from off-the-shelf parts

Boeing unveils cheap radar seeker built from off-the-shelf parts

Seekers are among the most expensive parts of a guided weapon, and Boeing’s argument is that their cost is what limits how many the military can buy.

Boeing Unveils Dirt Cheap Radar Seeker Built from Commercial Parts

Boeing has unveiled an ultra low cost radar seeker designed to put precision guidance on more American weapons without burying taxpayers under another mountain of procurement bills. The company introduced the system Tuesday as the Space and Missile Defense Symposium opened in Huntsville, Alabama. Known as the Ultra Low Cost Seeker, or ULCS, the device fits inside the nose of a missile or guided bomb. It locates a target and guides the weapon tow…

Boeing tests Ultra Low-Cost Seeker for use across missile defense, direct attack and cruise missile weapons portfolios

The seeker is built around commercial off-the-shelf components that Boeing has adapted for military applications. Its modular open-systems architecture is designed to support high-volume production while reducing the cost of adding precision guidance across multiple weapons programs. Earlier this summer, Boeing tested ULCS in an anechoic chamber, during captive-carry flights and aboard a scaled-down rocket. The company said the sensor survived a…