Lockheed Martin Advances Joint Fires Capability By Redirecting In-Flight GMLRS Rocket During U.S. Army Test
United States, Oct. 28 -- In a program first, Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the U.S. Army, successfully redirected an in?flight GMLRS rocket during a recent test at White Sands Missile Range. During the flight test, the team launched GMLRS from a HIMARS launcher and then used the Strigo datalink and the Remote Interceptor Guidance-360 (RIG-360), integrated through internal Lockheed Martin funding, to update the rocket's target while in flight. The GMLRS then successfully destroyed the moving target.THE BIG PICTURE This capability demonstration marks a significant step toward expanding the capabilities for the Army's combat-proven GMLRS without fundamentally changing the missile by connecting existing sensors, launchers and targeting ...
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