Uhlan
Designation
Uhlan / Uhlan VLS
Type
Air-Launched Cruise Missile
Engagement
Standoff-Class
TRL
1–2 · Concept
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
Uhlan
UhlanSurface-Launched · VLS Compatible
Uhlan VLS
Uhlan Surface
01 / 03
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
Uhlan VLS 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
Proprietary
Uhlan is proprietary intellectual property of Slade Technologies LLC. Unauthorized derivative work is not permitted. Read the compliance policy.
Get Involved
Interested in Uhlan?
Open to conversations with defense partners, investors, and engineers who see the same opportunity.
Full specifications and technical detail available under NDA — request a brief via contact.