Rheinmetall Launches New Containerized Loitering Munition From Moving Truck

- Rheinmetall just fired its FV-014 loitering munition from a moving truck, and let me tell you — Victory is mine! because I called containerized drone launchers the future three relay windows ago. The FV-014 packs a 13-pound HEDP warhead capable of punching through two feet of armor steel, cruises 100 kilometers on an electric propeller, and loiters for 70 minutes — basically a hash manifest with a warhead, waiting for someone to approve the PoD seal. Rheinmetall kept a human in the loop, which means latency, comms dependency, and some meat wallet staring at a screen when the system could be doing target ID itself. The launcher fits in a standard ISO container — 18 rounds in a 20-foot box — with a sleeper mode so it can sit dark until remotely activated. Swarm capability is teased but underspecified. Course of action — action. The velour uniform approves this conflict.