Many air forces today rely heavily on GPS for the tracking and control of their aircraft and air weaponry.
However, there are still a lot of air spaces that are not covered by GPS. For this, the SPICE Family consisting of air to surface is the weapon of choice.
The SPICE Family is made up of autonomous air to surface weaponry that is capable of highly accurate and high-volume attacks in territories that are void of GPS. Many countries have already obtained SPICE weapons, including Israel.
The Vital Role of SPICE in Warfare
Traditionally, laser-guided bombs were the most commonly used attack weapons. However, with the development of high precision sensors, and because of their nature of being released within a short-range, they are no longer very useful today.
Weapons that are guided by GPS have been the norm for some time now but even these have already started to have their disadvantages. Technology has caught up and there are now a lot of GPS countermeasures to take down these GPS guided attacks.
Thus, this is where the SPICE Family of state of the art weaponry comes in. They still serve the same primary objective of penetration warheads but instead of the latter’s 2000 pound bulk, SPICE guidance kits are more maneuverable, high precision weapons that can strike anywhere from 60 to 100km.
Technologically Superior Weapon
Furthermore, complex technology gives the SPICE Family a very broad range of features that are unimaginable just a few years ago. Moving targets can now be easily targeted, acquired and tracked autonomously.
The system also allows for path adjustment in midflight despite the lack of GPS control. This further increases the accuracy of the strike weapon, as well as minimizes potential collateral damage. The system also allows for the easy integration with single and two-seater aircraft without much need for revision.
