‘Missiles In A Box’ Test Is Successful, (Arizona Daily Star (Tucson))…Arizona Daily Star, 07.08.2008
Tucson-based Raytheon Missile Systems said Monday that NetFires LLC, its joint venture with Lockheed Martin, has successfully launched another Non Line-of-Sight-Launch System Precision Attack Missile.
The NLOS-LS, formerly called NetFires and informally dubbed “missiles in a box,” is a system of self-contained missiles and launch containers that can be adapted to various military platforms.
In 2004, NetFires was awardeda a six-year, $1.1 billion contract to develop the system as part of the U.S. Army’s Future Combat System.