US Army Rocket Switches Targets Midflight to Hit Moving Threats
Lockheed Martin used Strigo and Remote Interceptor Guidance-360 to retarget a GMLRS rocket in flight, showing a way to hit moving targets.
- Lockheed Martin successfully demonstrated in-flight target updates for the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, redirecting a rocket to destroy a moving target.
- Engineers utilized the Strigo datalink and Remote Interceptor Guidance-360 system to transmit updated targeting information, connecting "existing sensors, launchers and targeting systems" to enable mid-flight adjustments.
- Launched from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System , the test marked a "significant step toward expanding the capabilities" of GMLRS, according to Lockheed, with the company funding integration work internally.
- Lockheed Martin Advanced Programs Vice President Randy Crites said the integration gives troops "greater flexibility," allowing commanders to adjust rocket flight paths during preprogrammed strikes as battlefield conditions shift.
- The company aims to apply networking capabilities to Extended Range GMLRS and the Precision Strike Missile , though further testing will determine if these existing munitions can reliably support dynamic targeting methods.
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(Seoul = Yonhap News) U.S. defense company Lockheed Martin [developed] a method to change the trajectory of a GMLRS (Medium-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System) rocket in flight to strike a new target...
Lockheed Martin successfully tests GMLRS against moving target
Lockheed Martin successfully struck a moving target by launching a Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System rocket and updating the rocket's trajectory while in flight, the company said today. The test, held at White Sands Missile Range, NM, in partnership with the Army, involved launching GMLRS from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System launcher. Lockheed then used its Strigo datalink and its Remote Interceptor Guidance-360, both capabilities tha…
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