Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System

{{Short description|Man-portable loitering munition}}

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The Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System (LMAMS) is a small, man-portable loitering munition developed for the U.S. Army. It is intended to combat non-line-of-sight targets such as snipers and enemy combatants planting IEDs.{{Cite web|title=Army develops mini missile system components|url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/06/22/Army-develops-mini-missile-system-components/5201466610382/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=UPI|language=en}}{{Cite web|title=Army develops mini missile system components|url=http://www.spacedaily.com/reports/Army_develops_mini_missile_system_components_999.html|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Space Daily}} It can also attack targets that infantry cannot see, such as unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV).{{Cite web|title=Lethal Miniature Aerial Munition System (LMAMS)|url=https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/lethal-miniature-aerial-munition-system-lmams/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=Defense Media Network|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|title=Loitering, lethal airborne system for U.S. Army on way|url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/05/27/Loitering-lethal-airborne-system-for-US-Army-on-way/8261464378478/|access-date=2021-11-22|website=UPI|language=en}} It is a single-use weapon meant to be carried in a soldier's backpack.[https://asc.army.mil/web/tag/lethal-miniature-aerial-munition-system/ Lethal miniature aerial munition system] army.mil {{dead link|date=August 2023}}

Six critical government-owned components have been tested by the U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARMDEC). A small electronic safety and arming device, secure micro digital data link, power, laser ranging height for the burst sensor and image stabilization/auto-tracker function have been developed and tested.{{cite web| url = https://www.army.mil/article/169916/amrdec_develops_critical_components_for_lethal_miniature_aerial_missile_system| title = Army develops critical components for Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System |first=Carlotta |last=Maneice |date=June 21, 2016}} It deploys in two minutes and has a loiter time of fifteen minutes, transmitting color imagery back to a ground station.{{cite web| url = https://medium.com/@RDECOM/amrdec-develops-critical-components-for-lethal-miniature-aerial-missile-system-fc55fa358e4b#.ukm6e6r6g| url-status = dead| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160820062516/https://medium.com/@RDECOM/amrdec-develops-critical-components-for-lethal-miniature-aerial-missile-system-fc55fa358e4b| archive-date = 2016-08-20| title = AMRDEC develops critical components for Lethal Miniature Aerial Missile System |work=Medium}}