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MGM-157 EFOGM

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The Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM (Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile) was a long-range enhanced fiber optic guided missile developed for the U.S. Army during the 1980s and 1990s to test the use of fiber optics in missiles.[1][2] The missile was launched vertically and manually controlled by an operator on the ground by use of a television camera mounted on the nose.[3] The signals from the camera were carried via a thin wire that unspooled the further up the missile reached. The weapon was primarily designed for anti-tank use, or against low flying helicopters.[4][5]

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  1. ^ "Raytheon MGM-157 EFOGM".
  2. ^ "Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOGM)". www.globalsecurity.org. Retrieved February 4, 2019.
  3. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on December 6, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2010.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  4. ^ "Enhanced Fiber Optic Guided Missile (EFOGM)".
  5. ^ "Ancile".