The Northrop Grumman Brilliant Anti-Tank (BAT) is a United States submunition round dispensed from a missile.
The concept of the BAT was to be able to project the submunitions deep behind enemy lines and autonomously attack high-value armored formations before they could engage NATO forces.
The intelligence required of the BAT was much greater than the Hellfire and other weapon systems classified as smart, and the term "Brilliant" was applied.
The Assault Breaker Project included systems to detect Soviet armor formations deep behind the front lines.
The BAT identifies high-value targets acoustically, using programs evolved from submarine warfare systems.
[2] Northrop has used adapted BAT missiles as the basis for the GBU-44/B Viper Strike weapons system for use on UAVs.