BAE Systems’ Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit Passes Critical Test
October 10 2022 - 10:00AM
Business Wire
BAE Systems has successfully fired its Long-Range Precision
Guidance Kit (LR-PGK) for 155mm artillery projectiles from the U.S.
Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery (ERCA) at Yuma Proving
Ground, demonstrating airframe structural survivability under
extreme firing conditions. The LR-PGK improves the accuracy of
unguided artillery projectiles with low-cost navigation and
guidance technology.
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BAE Systems successfully fired its
Long-Range Precision Guidance Kit for 155mm artillery shells from
the U.S. Army’s Extended Range Cannon Artillery, demonstrating
structural survivability under extreme firing conditions. (Source:
BAE Systems)
The guidance kit combines anti-jam GPS sensors with control
planes that enable projectile maneuverability throughout flight,
and is compatible with existing and future artillery projectiles.
The ERCA survivability tests are a critical milestone for LR-PGK.
The propellant blast, gun barrel pressure, and muzzle velocity
truly tested the system’s resiliency.
“The LR-PGK has demonstrated its ability to help the U.S. Army
deliver accurate fires up to 70 kilometers and meet mission
objectives with fewer shots,” said James McDonough, LR-PGK program
director. “Adding precision guidance to standard munitions enables
our customers to engage targets with greater efficiency and reduce
collateral damage.”
The evolving LR-PGK is helping the U.S. Army address its need
for long range precision fires. BAE Systems continues to advance
the system design to improve capabilities, manufacturing readiness,
and affordability. Following the tests, the company is focusing on
long-range guidance, navigation, and projectile flight control. The
kits must demonstrate their ability to operate at high spin rates,
in challenging atmospheric conditions, and in the presence of enemy
signal-jamming.
BAE Systems is a leader in artillery technology, precision
guidance systems, and small form electronics. The company designs
and manufactures the M109 family of Self-Propelled Howitzers and
the M777 Lightweight Towed Howitzer, is a major supplier of
artillery explosives and propellants, and has decades of experience
developing and delivering precision guidance systems.
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