DALLAS, May 22, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin's (NYSE: LMT) modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS)
missile successfully completed a long-range mission in its sixth
consecutive successful flight 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
"hot-conditioned" (the launcher was held in an environmental
chamber until just prior to launch to simulate hot launch
conditions), flew approximately 240 kilometers and successfully
engaged 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.
"During this test, we demonstrated a successful proximity
detonation of the TACMS missile, as well as confirmed numerous
performance improvements to these rounds," said Scott Greene, vice president of Precision Fires
& Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire
Control. "This sixth consecutive success further demonstrates that
our customers can have full confidence that Modernized TACMS is
going to perform reliably when called upon."
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. 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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Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
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principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services.
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