DRS Technologies, Inc. announced that it successfully performed the first airborne demonstration of its GS205-XRZ laser designating gimbal. At less than six inches in diameter and weighing less than nine pounds, the GS205 is one of the smallest stabilized, light-weight and fully qualified targeting systems on the market. During its maiden flight at the Avon Park Air Force Range in Florida, the GS205-XRZ variant executed multiple laser designation exercises from a U.S. Special Operations Command platform demonstrating the ability to bring targeting capability to airborne and ground platforms. Designed and manufactured by DRS Sensors & Targeting Systems in Cypress, Calif., the flight-proven GS205 offers targeting capability for all laser-guided weapons.

It is now available off-the-shelf for size, weight, and power-constrained platforms. The GS205-XRZ variant is an extended-range version of the targeting system equipped with a cooled infrared camera with a zoom optic, an electro optical camera, laser pointer, and eye-safe range finder, it is unique in its weight/size class with a full pulse interval modulation /pulse repetition frequency compliant laser designator.