On Dec 25, 3:21*am, wrote:
"Faced with the threat from swarms of small
boats. the US Navy is looking to equip the
sensor turrets of its shipborne helicopters
with the ability to designate multiple targets
for simultaneous attack by laser-guided
missiles like Hellfire."

See:

http://www.aviationweek.com/aw/blogs...plckController...

An heir or counterpart to the QF guns meant to deal with torpedo
boats, as Harpoon is heir or counterpart to the bigger guns.....