OMTAS is 4km
UMTAS is 8km
Infantry does not use UMTAS, even STA uses OMTAS. OMTAS range is close to main gun and other ATGM range which can be found even in Syria.
8 km is not much, I can see far beyond it with my own eyes, with a datalink (RF or fiber optic link) one can survey well beyond line of sight. Add some autonomous capability and you have a game changer.
I have been saying similar things for years in other forums. What about US military saying it now:
The Army wants an anti-tank missile to replace the TOW, which was fielded in 1970.
www.armytimes.com
Why put everything in one basket, like a successful UAV hoping to perform the same trick in every possible war? Why not give infantry more reach?
Why stop the innovations and say everything is fine?
Don’t misunderstand me, good enough weapons are ok, but lack of innovation is the killer and I want advantage over technologically advanced adversaries, not just parity.