DALLAS, April 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin's (NYSE: LMT) modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS)
missile completed its fifth consecutive successful flight in a test
at White Sands Missile Range, New
Mexico.
The TACMS missile used in this test, launched from a High
Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher, was
cold-conditioned, and flew approximately 85 kilometers to the
target. The test further confirmed that the missile functions as
designed and meets the contract and performance requirements of the
Engineering & Manufacturing Development (EMD) program.
"The continued success of the modernized TACMS flight test
program validates production readiness," said Scott Greene, vice president of Precision Fires
& Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire
Control. "Our team is singularly focused on performing for our
customer, the U.S. Army, because we know we cannot let them down on
the battlefield."
The missile used in the test was produced at Lockheed Martin's
Precision Fires Production Center of Excellence in Camden,
Arkansas.
As part of the U.S. Army's TACMS Service Life Extension Program,
the modernized missile includes new state-of-the-art guidance
electronics and added capability to defeat area targets without
leaving behind unexploded ordnance. The TACMS modernization process
disassembles and demilitarizes TACMS Block 1 and 1A submunition
warheads, replacing them with new unitary warheads and bringing
them into compliance with Department of Defense policy on cluster
munitions and unintended harm to civilians. The modernization
process also resets the missile's 10+ year shelf life.
The TACMS platform provides maximum flexibility to quickly
integrate new payloads and capabilities to meet current and future
demands.
With unsurpassed performance and a longstanding record of
production excellence, TACMS is the only long-range tactical
surface-to-surface missile ever employed by the U.S. Army in
combat. TACMS missiles can be fired from the entire family of
Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers.
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Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
97,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services.
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