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LockMart Delivers First Lot Of Guided MLRS Unitary Rockets To US Army

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Posted by Spavirt Pheng6042 2005-05-31 02:30|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [1732 views since 2007-05-07] Top

1 Given that we are talking here about MLRS, a tool used to devastate square kilometers at a time, is it even permissible to use the phrase 'greatly reduce collateral damage'?

Posted by SteveS 2005-05-31 09:39|| 2005-05-31 09:39|| Front Page Top

2 is it even permissible to use the phrase 'greatly reduce collateral damage'?

Not around Bomb-a-rama. He lives for collateral damage.

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-05-31 10:38|| 2005-05-31 10:38|| Front Page Top

3 It sound a lot smaler than a JDAM and even smaller than the 250 lb Small Diameter Bomb but with comparable accuracy. Anybody know what the CEP is?

Posted by Mrs. Davis 2005-05-31 11:13|| 2005-05-31 11:13|| Front Page Top

4 The Guided MLRS (GMLRS) rocket is being developed under an international cooperative program with the United States, United Kingdom, Italy, France and Germany. GMLRS will have a global positioning system aided inertial guidance package integrated in a rocket body. Additionally, small canards on the guided rocket nose will add basic maneuverability to further enhance the accuracy of the system.
â¢ Began EMD in FY99
â¢ Maximum range 60+ km
â¢ Accuracy measured in meters
â¢ Modular design facilitates future growth
â¢ Warhead payload of 404 DPICM bomblets

That's multiple warhead model, new one in story has single 196 pound warhead.

A second phase of the demonstration will add a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver and antenna to demonstrate near precision delivery (5 meters CEP).

The ATD culminated on February 11, 1999 with a GPS-aided flight test in which the missile again flew 49 km and impacted only 2.1 meters from the target center, a resounding success.

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-05-31 12:42|| 2005-05-31 12:42|| Front Page Top

5 Do they use these rockets on ships? Seems like shipboard launch would be ideal for attacking any targets within 50 km of the coast.

Posted by DO 2005-05-31 12:42|| 2005-05-31 12:42|| Front Page Top

6 I watched these launched then a day later surveyed the devastation they cause in GW I. Awesome, utterly awesome. Glad to hear they've been upgraded. Nothing tills a grid sqaure better than these with perhaps the exception of 16" naval guns.

Posted by 98zulu 2005-05-31 13:04|| 2005-05-31 13:04|| Front Page Top

7 Ah, finally figured out the Lock-Mart reference - I thought it was a play on K-Mart, implying cheap and shoddy......

Posted by Thomons Omeans8121 2005-05-31 13:12|| 2005-05-31 13:12|| Front Page Top

8 My question is...why is Lockheed Martin measuring the area of impact in meters? Has Redstone arsenal (Alabama) gone metric?

Posted by BA">BA 2005-05-31 14:48|| 2005-05-31 14:48|| Front Page Top

9 BA - all military mesurements in distance are done in meters/kilometers.
I think CEP stands for Central Estimated Point, which means that is the point where it is supposed to hit. All smart munitions wander off a bit, but with a dangar radius of 100 meters, 5 or so meters off CEP is not that big a deal.

Posted by mmurray821 2005-05-31 15:26|| 2005-05-31 15:26|| Front Page Top

10 why is Lockheed Martin measuring the area of impact in meters?

Because we're targeting countries that use the metric system. Have to respect their local customs.

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-05-31 15:27|| 2005-05-31 15:27|| Front Page Top

11 CEP=Circular Error Probability

Posted by Steve ">Steve 2005-05-31 15:34|| 2005-05-31 15:34|| Front Page Top

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