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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|| || Front Page|| [3 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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