The LASSO system is described in Army solicitation materials as a man-portable, ground-launched lethal payload munition and uncrewed aerial system with anti-armor capability for Infantry Brigade Combat Teams. The program is intended to provide long-range precision strike fires with limited collateral damage in complex operational environments.
Teledyne FLIR said Rogue 1 was launched in spring 2024 and is designed and built in the United States. The system has already been delivered to U.S. Special Operations Command for Ground Organic Precision Strike Systems and to the U.S. Marine Corps for the Organic Precision Fires-Light program.
“The precision and autonomy of the Rogue 1 platform make it ideally suited to achieve the Army’s goals for LASSO,” said Dr. JihFen Lei, president of Teledyne FLIR Defense and senior vice president of Teledyne’s Defense and Aerospace Group.
“Rogue 1 leverages our expertise delivering battle-proven UAS technology, including the widely deployed Black Hornet® nano-drone, which we believe can be used with Rogue 1 in an unrivaled ‘hunter-killer’ combination,” Lei added.
Lei said the company would continue working with the Army to support infantry combat teams. “We’ll continue to work closely with the Army to help combat teams improve their mobility and lethality and achieve tactical overmatch against our adversaries,” Lei added.
Rogue 1 is an optionally recoverable vertical takeoff and landing uncrewed aerial system designed to conduct precision strikes against moving and stationary armored targets, soft-skinned vehicles and dismounted threats. The system is light enough to be carried by a single soldier in one tube and does not require a vehicle or launcher, features Teledyne FLIR said are important for infantry units.
The system includes electro-optical sensors and FLIR Boson 640+ thermal cameras to support day and night long-range reconnaissance and surveillance. Teledyne FLIR said a coupling between the sensors and warhead in the gimballed payload enables highly precise targeting.
According to the company, Rogue 1 has a flight time of more than 30 minutes, burst speeds above 70 mph and a range of more than 12 miles. The system is designed for operations in harsh battlefield conditions, including communications- and GPS-denied environments.
Teledyne FLIR said it will deliver up to 130 Rogue 1 components and systems to the Army for testing and evaluation next summer. The contract has a two-year performance period.
