Uhlan
Designation
ST-C1 / ST-C1S
Type
Air-Launched Cruise Missile
Engagement
Standoff-Class
TRL
1–2 · Concept
ST-C1 Uhlan is a named concept design by Slade Technologies. No hardware exists. Development has not commenced.
Platform Variants
One Munition. Two Launch Profiles.
Air-Launched · Internal Carriage
ST-C1
UhlanSurface-Launched · VLS Compatible
ST-C1S
Uhlan Surface
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Standoff Range
Standoff-class engagement envelope keeps the launch platform outside threat coverage. Strike without overflight. The aircraft releases and egresses before target-area defenses are relevant — range is the first layer of survivability.
Design Rationale
Why This System
Standoff Architecture
Standoff-class range keeps the launch aircraft outside integrated air defense coverage. The missile navigates the threat environment; the aircraft does not.
Multi-Mode Guidance
INS/GPS mid-course with active radar terminal homing. Precision terminal engagement. Designed to operate in GPS-degraded and actively jammed environments with inertial fallback.
Internal Carriage
Deployable wing geometry collapses to fit internal bays of fighter-class and bomber-class platforms. No external drag penalty during ingress to target area.
VLS Compatibility
ST-C1S adds a solid booster stage and adapts for Mk 41 vertical launch systems on surface combatants — same guidance and warhead, extended launch platform compatibility.
Turbofan Sustainer
Small turbofan propulsion provides efficient cruise at subsonic speeds for maximum range. Fuel-efficient cruise extends engagement reach well beyond legacy alternatives.
Relocatable Targeting
Terminal seeker architecture supports engagement of relocatable and time-sensitive targets. Not dependent on pre-loaded coordinates for final intercept.
Also in Development
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Interested in ST-C1?
Open to conversations with defense partners, investors, and engineers who see the same opportunity.
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