The LCMS is a rifle-mounted EOCM system with a self-contained target acquisition system.
While EOCM systems appear to be the best answer to the proliferation of battlefield EO systems, they have attracted substantial criticism from groups such as the Helsinki-based Human Rights Watch because of their potential to temporarily or permanently blind humans.
To date, no US EOCM systems have entered production.
The US policy has led the Army to search for concepts that control the EOCM laser output to meet eye-safe criteria.
