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Weapon Systems Book PEO Missiles and Space
PEO Charter
As the Program Executive Officer, you will utilize the Family of Systems concept to ensure integration and interoperability are achieved
between Army programs to support a full-spectrum force.
You will, as the responsible management official, provide overall direction and guidance for the development, acquisition, testing, product
improvement and fielding while ensuring total ownership cost reduction. You will establish processes that facilitate communication,
cooperation, information exchange and collective decision-making between and among organizations.
You will maintain the Army perspective in managing your programs and will report directly to me. You will keep the leadership fully
informed of program status and report any matters that could affect the Army’s ultimate commitment to the program. Your responsibilities
include planning and executing the transition of programs and systems when appropriate.
You will place primary management emphasis and oversight on balancing cost, schedule, performance and supportability while capitalizing
on acquisition reform initiatives. You will also ensure compliance with applicable national policies to include environmental protection and
socio-economic programs.
You will lead and directly control assigned program managers. You will ensure that acquisition workforce career development and
competency standards are actively pursued. You will also serve as an advocate to ensure the necessary force structure is in place to support
acquisition career development programs.
You are hereby designated full-line authority as the Program Executive Officer for the management of assigned programs. Unless rescinded,
this designation will remain in effect until your reassignment.
//Signed//
Army Acquisition Executive
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PURPOSE.................................................................................................................................. i
PEO CHARTER......................................................................................................................... ii
PEO MISSION AND VISION....................................................................................................iii
PEO ORGANIZATION..............................................................................................................iv
PEO MISSILES AND SPACE PORTFOLIO................................................................................ v
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Weapon Systems Book Close Combat Weapon Systems (CCWS)
Javelin Block 0
System Description:
Provides U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps and our allies a man-portable,
fire-and-forget, medium-range missile with enhanced situational
awareness and precision direct-fire effects to defeat armored vehicles,
fortifications, and soft targets in full spectrum operations. Javelin has a
high-kill rate against a variety of targets at extended ranges under day
and night light conditions, battlefield obscurants, adverse weather and
multiple counter-measure conditions. The system’s soft launch feature
permits firing from a fighting position or an enclosure. The system
consists of a reusable Command Launch Unit (CLU) with built-in-test,
and a modular missile encased in a disposable launch tube assembly.
The Javelin provides enhanced lethality through the use of a tandem
warhead which will defeat all known armor threats. It is effective
against both stationary and moving targets. This system also provides
defensive capability against attacking and hovering helicopters.
System Characteristics:
The total system weight is 48.3 lb with the round weighing 34.3 lb and the CLU with battery weighing 14 lb. The round has a length of 47.2
inches and an endcap diameter of 11.75 inches. The missile contained inside the launch tube assembly (LTA) has a diameter of 5 inches.
Javelin has two attack modes. Top attack, which is the primary mode, allows the missile to impact the less heavily armored top area of the
armored vehicle. The direct fire mode allows the weapon to be fired at targets under cover. Missile range is in excess of 2,000 m.
Javelin Block I
System Description:
MISSILE The improvements in the current production JAVELIN Block I CLUs
are improved target detection and acquisition range, increased
endurance through a combination of longer lasting batteries and
power management, Improved Processing, Digital Display with
menu-driven access to features, Electronic Zoom, Black Hot/
White Hot, RS-170 video input and output, Forward/Backward FTT
compatibility and ruggedization. The performance improvement in
current production Javelin Block I missiles are: increased probability
of hit/kill at 2500 m, improved warhead lethality, and reduced time
COMMAND of flight.
LAUNCH
UNIT
System Characteristics:
The total system weight is 48.8 lb, with the round weighing 33.3 lb and the CLU with battery weighing 15.5 lb. The round is fully compat-
ible with the existing Launch Tube Assembly (LTA). It maintains both top attack and direct fire capability. The CLU Sensor Utilizes a 240x2
FPA that is scanned to provide a 240x480 image. Resolution is enhanced by increasing optics from 9X to 12X magnification along with
improved signal processing, electronic zoom, black/hot white/hot, and digitized color flat panel display. RS-170 video output is provided
for exporting the video for exploitation. The flight motor case is extended by 1 inch to decrease time of flight to target.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
Contractor:
Joint Venture between Raytheon and Lockheed-Martin Corp. The
CLU is produced at Tucson, AZ. Cubic Corporation, as subcontractor
to the Joint Venture, produces the FTT and the EPBST. The Training Points Of Contact:
Support Center at Ft. Benning, GA, produces the MSR. PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
Warhead: Milestones:
The TOW 2A main warhead weighs 13.5 lb, and is 6 inches in The last U.S. Army TOW 2A missile was produced in Jul 1993.
diameter. It contains a single, copper liner and LX-14 explosive. Foreign Military Sales (FMS) production has continued from
The precursor warhead is 38 mm in diameter, contains a copper FY98 through the present.
liner, and LX-14 explosive.
Fielding:
Target Sets: FUE: FY87. Fielded to U.S. Army Brigade Combat Teams (BCTs),
Tanks, armored vehicles, and field fortifications. U.S. Marine Corps, and FMS to over 40 other countries. The
TOW 2A missile is being retired from the U.S. inventory as shelf
life expires.
Contractor:
Raytheon Missile Systems.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
System Characteristics:
The TOW 2B Missile is optimized for performance against tanks and is also an effective precision assault weapon against buildings and field
fortifications. The missile is fired directly from the case. Range is 200 to 4,500 m. The TOW 2B configuration weight is 49.8 lb. It is nominally
6 inches in diameter and 49 inches in length. Encased, the weight is 65 lb, and the diameter is 8.6 inches. All future production will replace
the obsolete wire guidance link with a RF guidance link.
Warhead: Milestones:
In production for U.S. Army, U.S. Marine Corps, and Foreign
Warhead unit contains two EFP warheads weighing approximately
Military Sales.
1.4 lb each. Warhead liners are of tantalum, explosive is LX-14.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
Contractor:
Raytheon Missile Systems.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
Contractor:
Raytheon Network Centric Systems Company - Prime Contractor
and Contractor Logistics Support (CLS).
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
System Characteristics:
The M220A4 TOW 2 launcher is compatible with all TOW missile configurations. The traversing units, the digital Missile Guidance Set (MGS),
and the thermal nightsight are improved on the M220A4 launcher. The launcher system weighs ~256.5 lb with all of its components and
carrying cases. The AN/UAS 12A/C Nightsight is the thermal Nightsight Equipment Set (NSES) used in conjunction with the M220A4 TOW 2
Launcher.
Contractor:
Raytheon Missile Systems for launcher and Kollsman for FLIR.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5185
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0728
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
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Weapon Systems Book Cruise Missile Defense Systems (CMDS)
Avenger
System Description:
The Avenger Air Defense System is a lightweight, highly mobile, short-
range, surface-to-air missile and gun weapon system mounted on an
M1097A1 High Mobility Multi-Purpose Wheeled Vehicle (HMMWV).
Avenger is designed to counter hostile, low-flying Unmanned Aerial
Systems (UASs), cruise missiles, rotary-wing aircraft, and high-
performance fixed-wing aircraft. Avenger, operated by two crewmen,
is capable of day, night, and adverse weather operations, can be
transported by a UH-60L helicopter or C-130 aircraft, is air-droppable
(M45 version), and can shoot on the move. The system can also be
operated by remote control from a protected position up to 50m away
from the fire unit. The system employs a turret consisting of a gunner
position, two missile launcher pods containing four STINGER missiles
each, a Forward Looking Infrared (FLIR), a Laser Range Finder (LRF),
an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, and a very high rate of fire
M3P .50 caliber machine gun.
System Characteristics:
Fielded configurations include a basic Avenger (M47A1), “Slew-to-Cue” (STC) Avenger (M47A2), an air-drop-capable Avenger (M45A1),
Foreign Military Sales versions (M46A1 and M46A2), and a dismounted version used for Homeland Defense of the National Capital Region.
Fire units equipped with the STC upgrade are capable of automatically slewing to a specific target reported by the Forward Area Air Defense
Command and Control (FAAD C2) system, placing it directly into the gunner’s field of view.
Contractor: Fielding:
Slew-to-Cue (STC) FUE............................................. Feb 2002
Boeing Aerospace.
Avenger is currently in service with the U.S. Army (Active Com-
ponent and U.S. Army National Guard) and FMS customers.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-4927
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-6193
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0817
System Characteristics:
The JLENS can stay aloft up to 30 days providing 24-hour radar coverage of the assigned areas which provides the only elevated, persistent, long
range surveillance and fire control sensor capability for Army and Joint Programs. When configured in its primary mode of operation, the JLENS
conducts precision tracking of LACMs and other types of aircraft. The JLENS SuR and FCS can each also be configured to perform secondary
missions which are to detect and track either SMTs, TBMs or LCRs. JLENS also performs as a multi-role platform to enable extended range
Command and Control (C2) linkages, communications relay, and battlefield situational awareness.
Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. MS B......................................................................... 3QFY05
MS C......................................................................... 2QFY12
Target Sets:
Not Applicable. Fielding:
FUE: ............................................................................ FY13
Contractor:
Raytheon.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-4927
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-6193
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0817
Sentinel
System Description:
The Improved Sentinel system is used with the Forward Area Air
Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system, and the Integrated
Air and Missile Defense (IAMD) Battle Command System to provide
critical air defense surveillance of forward areas. It is deployed in
an air defense role as well as a force protection role in support of
Counter- Rocket, Artillery, and Mortar missions. Sentinel consists of the
M1097A1 HMMWV, the antenna transceiver group mounted on a high-
mobility trailer, an Identification Friend or Foe (IFF) system, and a FAAD
C2 interface. The sensor is an advanced three-dimensional battlefield,
X-band, air defense, phased array radar.
System Characteristics:
The Improved Sentinel provides 360-degree air surveillance and acquisition tracking, day or night, in adverse weather conditions, and in
battlefield environments of dust, smoke, aerosols and enemy countermeasures. The Improved Sentinel contributes to the digital battlefield
by automatically detecting, classifying, identifying and reporting cruise missiles, unmanned aerial systems, rotary and fixed wing threats. The
system’s Anti-Radiation Missile and Electronic Countermeasures resistant performance supports Brigade Combat Team operations across the
full spectrum of conflict. Sentinel modernization efforts include enhanced target range and classification upgrades to support engagement of
non-line-of-sight targets, increased detection and acquisition range, enhanced situational awareness, and cruise missile classification capabil-
ity. The Improved Sentinel will also be upgraded with the new AN/TPX-57 Mode 5 IFF, a modernized Radar Control Terminal with Linux based
operating system, and router. Sentinel has been approved to procure 56 new radars in Fiscal Year 2011 for divisional support: 48 radars will
be integrated onto a new Family of Medium Tactical Vehicle (FMTV) platform and corresponding trailer. Eight radars will be used as repair
cycle floats to support a depot overhaul capability.
Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. MS B ..................................................................... Jun 1991
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-4927
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-6193
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0817
System Characteristics:
SLAMRAAM is a highly mobile and transportable, day-or-night, adverse weather system, supporting 360-degree engagements. The
SLAMRAAM uses the Improved Sentinel Radar and the net-centric Integrated Fire Control Station (IFCS) to develop state-of-the-art
automated battle management and high-fidelity fire control for stressing threat engagements.
Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. MS B....................................................................... Sep 2003
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-4927
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-6193
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0817
Milestones:
Warhead: STINGER Basic Missile FUE....................................... Feb 1981
High explosive, blast over-pressure, contact fuse (Hit-to-Kill). STINGER RMP Missile FUE........................................Nov 1989
STINGER RMP Block 1 Missile FUE.............................Aug 1998
Target Sets: Sustainment Readiness Review (MS D)...................... Sep 2005
Low-altitude UAS, cruise missile, rotary and fixed-wing threat
aircraft.
Fielding:
Contractor: STINGER has been fielded to U.S. Army, Air Force, Navy, and
Marine Corps forces. In addition, the system is employed by 18
Raytheon. allied countries.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-4927
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-6193
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0817
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
Warhead: Milestones:
Not applicable. Approval as Warfighter Rapid.......................................Mar 97
Acquisition Program (WRAP)
AMDPCS ORD............................................................ May 97
Target Sets: MS C - for ADAM Variants............................................ Jul 05
AMDPCS ADAM CPD....................................................Aug 07
Not applicable.
FRP - AMDPCS ADAM.................................................. Oct 08
Contractor: Fielding:
Northrop Grumman.
• ADAMs – 128 of 175 (Army Acquisition Objective) have been
fielded to Corps, Divisions, BCTs, Fires Brigades, Combat
Aviation Brigades, Battlefield Surveillance Brigades, and
Maneuver Enhancement Brigades.
• AMDPCS Shelter Systems - Fielded to 32nd AAMDC, seven
ADA BDEs, and four Composite ADA BNs.
Points Of Contact:
PD................................................................ 256-774-6084
DPD.............................................................. 256-774-6085
ASA(ALT) DASC........................................... 703-545-4790
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
System Characteristics:
The currently fielded capability uses existing Field Artillery and Air Defense sensors (AN/TPQ-36/37, Lightweight Counter Mortar Radar (LCMR),
and Sentinel), a commercial industry produced warning system (Wireless Audio Visual Emergency System (WAVES)), a U.S. Navy-developed
interceptor (LPWS), and U.S. Air Force Base Defense Security Systems. It is tied to various response systems via U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine
Corps, and Army Mission Command. The Forward Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system integrates the sensors, weapons,
and warning systems for C-RAM. FAAD C2 software correlates RAM sensor data, evaluates that threat, provides early warning, directs engage-
ments, and cues counter fire systems and reaction forces.
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. OIF ONS 306-04 Validated by Army ............................4QFY04
Sense & Warn (S&W) Fielded to Initial OIF FOB...........2QFY05
1st Combat Intercept..................................................2QFY06
Target Sets: Initial Warn System Installed in OEF............................4QFY09
Initial Ka Radar Fielding to OEF...................................1QFY12
Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars. Initial Ku Radar Fielding to OEF...................................4QFY12
Contractor: Fielding:
Raytheon. OIF: 13 Sense & Warn, and 3 Sense, Warn & Intercept.
OEF: 22 Sense & Warn FOBs (complete 2QFY12).
Intercept Capability to Specified Units: 28 LPWS - FY13;
12 LPWS - FY14; 4 LPWS - FY15.
Points Of Contact:
PD................................................................ 256-774-6084
DPD.............................................................. 256-774-6085
ASA(ALT) DASC........................................... 703-545-0821
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
System Characteristics:
C-RAM Warn meets the immediate needs of the Maneuver forces, by providing an early, localized Warning capability to the BCTs via inte-
gration of existing standard systems, with minimal investment in new systems and no impact on personnel. Existing radars at the BCT will
Sense incoming RAM, as well as other air and ground threats; additional Warn equipment (e.g., speakers and masts) will Warn localized
affected areas via a Commercial Off-The-Shelf (COTS) warning system; and a wireless Local Area Network (LAN), along with the Forward
Area Air Defense Command and Control (FAAD C2) system (already existing in the BCT’s ADAM Cell), will integrate the sensors and warning
equipment, thus providing real-time situational awareness and understanding. The Air and Missile Defense Workstation (AMDWS), also
organic to the BCT’s ADAM Cell, will pass the RAM events and data to the Battle Command/Mission Command Data Dissemination Service/
Publish and Subscribe Services (DDS/PASS) servers to provide situational awareness and understanding at all BCT units/echelons.
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. C-RAM Warn Capability Production...............................4QFY10
Document (CPD) Approved
Materiel Development Decision (MDD).........................1QFY12
Target Sets: Milestone C Low Rate Initial Production.......................4QFY12
(LRIP) Decision Review
Rockets, Artillery, and Mortars. First Unit Equipped (FUE)............................................1QFY13
Full Rate Production (FRP) Decision.............................3QFY13
Contractor:
Fielding:
Multiple.
Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) –
• 73 BCTs - Warn capability to all BCTs.
• 28 Army Prepositioned Stock (APS) Sets.
Points Of Contact:
PD................................................................ 256-774-6084
DPD.............................................................. 256-774-6085
ASA(ALT) DASC........................................... 703-545-0821
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Weapon Systems Book Counter - Rocket, Artiillery, Mortar (C-RAM)
Warhead: Milestones:
Not applicable. Full Scale Development Decision................................... Jul 86
Low Rate Initial Production Decision............................ May 93
Operational Requirements Document ...........................Mar 95
Target Sets: MS III Full Rate Production Decision.............................Mar 95
Block III Initial Operational capability...........................Dec 08
Not applicable. Block IV Initial Operational capability ...........................Nov 10
Contractor: Fielding:
Northrop Grumman. Maneuver AMD BNs – 9 of 9 Fielded.
Composite AMD BNs – 6 of 6 Fielded.
Sensor Command and Control Nodes – 11 of 18 Divisions fielded.
Points Of Contact:
PD................................................................ 256-774-6084
DPD.............................................................. 256-774-6085
ASA(ALT) DASC........................................... 703-545-4790
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Weapon Systems Book Integrated Air and Missile Defense (IAMDS)
Warhead: Milestones:
ASARC Program Approval.......................................9 Feb 2006
Not applicable.
MS B Increment 2...............................................15 Dec 2009
Target Sets: MS C Increment 2......................................................3QFY15
Not applicable.
Fielding:
Contractor: IOC Increment 2..................................................... Sep 2016
Northrop Grumman and Raytheon.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-313-3576
DPM.............................................................. 256-842-1376
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-4760
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Weapon Systems Book Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS)
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JOINT ATTACK MUNITION SYSTEMS
Weapon Systems Book Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS)
Griffin
System Description:
The Griffin Real Time Attack Missile System provides a light-weight,
quick reaction, highly accurate capability against soft fixed and moving
targets. It can be launched from multiple air, sea, and ground platforms.
It uses GPS and INS for guidance to a selected target area. Terminal
guidance is achieved with target designated Laser energy with a GPS/
INS as backup. GPS/INS only mode can be used. GPS guidance permits
non-line-of-sight employment which reduces operational risk.
System Characteristics:
The Griffin Real Time Attack Missile System weighs 34 lb. It contains a blast fragmentation warhead and Height of Burst (HOB) is optimized
for soft target lethality. There are three selectable fuze settings. The Griffin is capable of multiple launch options, it can be ground launched
or air launched (either forward firing or dropped). It is easily adaptable and currently being integrated onto multiple ground and air platforms.
The Griffin has been demonstrated in GPS-only mode. The Griffen has been made compatible with the Common Launch Tube.
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Weapon Systems Book Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS)
Warhead: Milestones:
Blast fragmentation. Fielding and Deployment and Operational Support.
Contractor:
Raytheon Missile Systems.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
Laser HELLFIRE is a laser-guided, anti-armor weapon that homes on a laser spot that can be projected by ground observers, the launching
aircraft, or other aircraft. HELLFIRE’s ability to engage single or multiple targets directly or indirectly and to fire single, rapid, or ripple (salvo)
rounds gives combined arms forces a decisive battlefield advantage. The AGM-114A Model Missile is tactically obsolete and used for training.
The AGM-114C Model contains an improved, low-visibility (ILV) missile autopilot, which enhances performance in periods of low cloud cover,
and a minimum smoke motor, which improves helicopter survivability by reducing primary missile smoke. The AGM-114B is the Navy version
and contains a motor safe and arm device for shipboard compatibility. Basic Laser HELLFIRE is 64 inches in length and weighs 100 lb. Weapon
range is approximately 8 km.
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Weapon Systems Book Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS)
Warhead: Milestones:
High-Explosive Anti-Tank (HEAT) warhead. FUE........................................................................ Dec 1995
Contractor:
Martin Marietta and Rockwell International. During the first (FY82)
and second (FY83) production buys, seekers were produced by
Martin Marietta Orlando Aerospace and provided to Rockwell
International as government-furnished equipment for assembly into
all-up rounds. Dual-source competition with a split of the award
quantity was the acquisition strategy from FY84 through FY89.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
Laser HELLFIRE is a laser-guided, anti-armor weapon which homes on a laser spot that can be projected by ground observers, the launching
aircraft, or other aircraft. HELLFIRE’s ability to engage single or multiple targets directly or indirectly and to fire single, rapid, or ripple (salvo)
rounds gives combined arms forces a decided battlefield advantage. The AGM-114F model was initiated as an interim solution to increase
the lethality of the basic missile against reactive armors until a fully optimized missile could be developed. This model incorporates a forward
precursor warhead in addition to the main warhead. Interim Laser HELLFIRE is 71 inches in length and weighs 107 lb. Weapon range is ap-
proximately 8 km.
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Weapon Systems Book Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS)
Contractor:
Rockwell International Corp.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
HELLFIRE II is a laser-guided, anti-armor weapon which homes on a laser spot that can be projected by ground observers, the launching
aircraft, or other aircraft. HELLFIRE’s ability to engage single or multiple targets directly or indirectly and to fire single, rapid, or ripple (salvo)
rounds gives combined arms forces a decided battlefield advantage. Starting with the FY95 buy, an Insensitive Munitions Warhead was incor-
porated, which improves helicopter survivability. Laser HELLFIRE II is 64 inches in length and weighs 100 lb. Weapon range is approximately
8 km.
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Contractor:
HELLFIRE Systems Limited Liability Company.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
The Longbow HELLFIRE missile utilizes millimeter-wave, radar-aided, inertial guidance to provide a lock-on before launch (LOBL) or lock-on
after launch (LOAL) capability, depending on target range and velocity. Starting with the FY97 buy, an Insensitive Munitions Warhead was in-
corporated, which improves survivability. Longbow HELLFIRE is 69.2 inches in length and weighs 108 lb. Weapon range is approximately 8 km.
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Contractor:
Longbow Limited Liability Company (Joint Venture between
Lockheed Martin Corp. and Northrop Grumman Corp.).
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
HELLFIRE Blast Frag Missile is a laser-guided, penetrator weapon which homes on a laser spot that can be projected by ground observers,
the launching aircraft, or other aircraft. The missile’s ability to engage single or multiple targets directly or indirectly and to fire single, rapid,
or ripple (salvo) rounds gives combined arms forces a decided battlefield advantage. The Blast Frag Missile incorporates an IM Warhead,
which improves helicopter survivability. The HELLFIRE Blast Frag Missile is 64 inches in length and weighs 106 lb. Weapon range is ap-
proximately 8 km.
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Target Sets:
Ships, patrol boats, radar and communications installations,
bunkers, air defense units, armored personnel carriers, oil rigs,
and bridges.
Contractor:
HELLFIRE Systems Limited Liability Company. Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
HELLFIRE MAC Missile is a laser–guided penetrator weapon which homes on a laser spot that can be projected by ground observers, the
launching aircraft, or other aircraft. The missile’s ability to engage single or multiple targets directly or indirectly and to fire single, rapid,
or ripple (salvo) rounds gives combined arms forces a decided battlefield advantage. The HELLFIRE MAC Missile is 64 inches in length and
weighs 106 lb. Weapon range is approximately 8 km.
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Target Sets:
Larger, multi-room facilities; bunkers, ships, patrol boats, radar
and communications installations; air defense units, armored
personnel carriers, oil rigs and bridges.
Contractor:
HELLFIRE Systems Limited Liability Company. Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC ............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
HELLFIRE II AGM-114R is a laser-guided, anti-armor weapon which homes on a laser spot that can be projected by ground observers, the
launching aircraft, or other aircraft. HELLFIRE’s ability to engage single or multiple targets directly or indirectly and to fire single, rapid, or
ripple (salvo) rounds gives combined arms forces a decided battlefield advantage. The HELLFlRE II AGM-114R Missile is 64 inches in length
and weighs 108 lb. Weapon range is approximately 8 km.
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Target Sets:
Primary — tanks, personnel in the open, buildings and
structures; Secondary — bunkers, ships, patrol boats, radar
and communication installations, air defense units, armored
personnel carriers, oil rigs, and bridges.
Contractor:
HELLFIRE Systems Limited Liability Company.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC ............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
The empty M299 Launcher weight is 145 lb. The Launcher dimensions are: 57.5 inches in length, 20 inches in width, and 21.5 inches in height.
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Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. FUE..........................................................................FY 1998
Target Sets:
Fielding:
Not Applicable.
Fielding on-going to support the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Ma-
rine Corps, U.S. Air Force and international customers’ require-
Contractor: ments.
Lockheed Martin.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
JAGM will employ a multi-mode seeker to acquire and destroy high-value threat targets from standoff range in day, night, adverse weather,
and obscured battlefield conditions. The missile’s inherent ability to be employed from multiple platforms provides increased operational
flexibility and increased survivability (both missile and platform), while reducing the logistic footprint in theater. JAGM will utilize modular-
ity in software and subsystem design to provide for shelf-life extension and enable technology insertion for future required capabilities and
eventual demilitarization. The multi-purpose warhead and Health Monitoring Unit (HMU) will enable JAGM to engage multiple target sets
while ensuring enhanced supportability and increased reliability.
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Contractor:
For Technology Demonstration: Lockheed Martin/Orlando, FL
and Raytheon Missile Systems/Tucson, AZ.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1141
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-1142
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
M260 Launcher
System Characteristics:
The empty M260 launcher weight is approximately 35 lb. The weight of a fully loaded M260 launcher varies from 196.2 lb to 317.7 lb as a
function of which warhead is carried. A M261 LWL weighs approximately 82 lb empty. A fully loaded M261 LWL weighs between 493 lb and
660 lb, depending on the configuration. The firing interval that the launcher normally experiences from the fire control is 0.06 sec.
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Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. Not Applicable.
Contractor:
Arnold Defense and Electronics LLC.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
The 2.75-inch rocket is a free-flight rocket that has become the standard ground-attack rocket and was used extensively in the Korean War,
Vietnam, and Desert Storm. The warheads contained on the HYDRA 70 rocket fall into three categories: (1) Unitary warheads with an impact-
detonating fuze or a remote-set, multi-option fuze; (2) Cargo warheads with an airburst, range-settable fuze using the “wall-in-space” concept
or a fixed-standoff fuze; and (3) Practice warheads.
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Target Sets:
Anti-materiel, anti-personnel, air defense systems (mobile and
fixed), and light armor (wheeled and track).
System Characteristics:
The MK66 motors use a longer motor tube (than the MK40/MK4) made of a different aluminum alloy and assembled with a new fin and
nozzle assembly. The fins are of a spring-loaded, wrap-around design and are attached around the circumference of the single nozzle. Upon
exit from the launcher, the fins lock in place. The propellant grain is longer and of a different formation than for the MK40/MK4; however, the
stabilizing rod and igniter are essentially the same design.
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Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. FUE......................................................................1Q FY2000
Contractor:
General Dynamics, Armament and Technical Products, GDATP.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
The nose section is constructed of malleable cast iron that is threaded to receive the fuze. The base section is constructed of steel or cast
iron and is threaded so that it can be attached to the rocket motor. Total weight of the loaded, unfuzed warhead is 8.7 lb of which 2.3 lb are
composition B4. The M151 warhead weighs 9.3 lb when fuzed with the M423/M427 point detonating fuze. Rocket live weight is 23 lb while
the fired weight is 15.7 lb. The total rocket length is 55.1 inches.
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Warhead: Milestones:
The M151 typically uses the M423 Fuze for helicopter applications Fielded.
and the M427 Fuze for fixed-wing applications. The M151 uses
2.3 lb of composition B-4 High Explosive. The 10 lb warhead
gains lethality from the nose section, which is fabricated using Fielding:
nodular, pearlitic malleable or ferritic malleable cast iron. U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and inter-
national customers.
Target Sets:
Anti-materiel (command and control facilities, logistics facilities),
anti-personnel, air defense systems (mobile and fixed), and
light armor (wheeled and track).
Contractor:
General Dynamics, Armament and Technical Products, GDATP.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
M255A1 (Flechette)
System Description:
The M255A1 flechette warhead is used primarily
against antipersonnel targets; this warhead contains
1,179 sixty-grain, hardened-steel flechettes and uses
Remote Set Fuze the M439 fuze. At fuze time, the fuze functions at
a point before the target (optimized for flechette
pattern) and the expulsion charge is initiated. At
expulsion, 1,179 flechettes separate and form a
disk-like mass which breaks up with each flechette
assuming an independent trajectory and forming a
Fuze Umbilical Flechettes repeatable dispersion pattern. The flechette uses
kinetic energy derived from the velocity of the rocket
to produce the desired impact and penetration effect
on the target.
System Characteristics:
The M255A1 Warhead is a cargo warhead consisting of a nose cone assembly, a warhead case, an integral fuze, 1,179 sixty-grain flechettes,
and an expulsion charge assembly. The primary warhead fuze (M439) is remotely set with the Aerial Rocket Control System (ARCS), Multi-
function Display (MFD), or Rocket Management System (RMS) to provide range (time of flight) from 500 to 7,200 m. The warhead weight
is 13.9 lb. When mated to the MK66 motor, the live weight is 27.5 lb while the fired weight is 20.3 lb. The overall M255A1 Rocket length is
66.10 inches.
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Warhead: Milestones:
The warhead is functionally equivalent to the M261 cargo Fielded.
warhead. Initial forward motion of the rocket at firing initiates
fuze timing.
Fielding:
Target Sets: U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marines, and inter-
national customers.
Anti-materiel (command and control facilities, logistics facilities),
anti-personnel, air defense systems (mobile and fixed), and
light armor (wheeled and track).
Contractor:
General Dynamics, Armament and Technical Products, GDATP.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
M264 RP (Smoke)
System Description:
The M264 Warhead is used for smoke obscuration in the visible light
spectrum. The pellets can be easily modified for fill content to obscure
Remote Set Fuze Infrared (IR) and millimeter-wave spectrums should a requirement
materialize. The warhead is used as a Red Phophorus (RP) filled
smoke rocket propelled by the MK 66 motor and functions at a
remote settable range from 1,000 to 6,000 m. Upon functioning,
the M439 Fuze ignites the BKNO3 expulsion mix which, using a
vented pusher plate, simultaneously ignites and ejects the 5 lb
RP payload through the shear-pinned nose cone. The burning RP
Fuze Umbilical RP Pellets drops to the ground, producing a voluminous cloud of white smoke.
Fourteen M264 rockets will screen a 300 to 400 m front with a 5
to 10 kt wind from the unaided eye for a minimum of 5 minutes.
System Characteristics:
The RP pellet stack assembly consists of 72 RP pellets arranged in 18 rows of 4 each and are separated by felt pieces impregnated with a
phosphine gas-adsorbent mixture comprised of manganese dioxide cuprous oxide. The warhead weight is 8 lb. The M264 Rocket weight is
21.6 lb live and 14.4 lb fired. Overall length of the rocket is 66.1 inches.
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Warhead: Production:
The M264 RP Smoke is also a cargo warhead. Production on-going.
Contractor: Fielding:
General Dynamics, Armament and Technical Products, GDATP. U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and
international customers.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
System Characteristics:
The M278 provides an average near IR light output of 250 watts per steradian (w/sr) and less than 2 K candle power of visible light with a
desired goal of 1 K candle power. The IR flare will provide IR light for 3 minutes. Time to candle ignition from launch is 13.5 seconds. The
M257 candle descends at 15 ft/sec. and burns for approximately 100 seconds, with a minimum light output of 1 M candle power. Warhead
weight is 10.6 lb. M278 Rocket weight is 24.2 lb live and 17 lb fired. Overall rocket length is 70.4 inches.
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Warhead: Milestones:
Illuminant. Fielded.
Contractor:
General Dynamics, Armament and Technical Products, GDATP.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
Viper Strike
System Description:
Viper Strike is a retrofit of the legacy ATACMS BAT Submunition. The
legacy BAT is modified with GPS and a terminal semi-active laser
seeker to provide a capability to attack moving and stationary targets
from aviation platforms. The Viper Striker has been deployed from an
Army Hunter UAS as well as other service platforms.
System Characteristics:
The objective of the Viper Strike Seeker System is to destroy, with minimal collateral damage, moving or stationary targets using a semi-
active laser seeker with GPS aided guidance. Recent product improvements include a new wide field of view seeker and improved fuze sensor.
Diameter: 0.14 m (5.5 in.) Length: 0.914 m (36 in.) Weight: 20 kg (44 lb).
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Warhead: Milestones:
Shaped Charge. • The Direct Attack variant of Viper Strike was fielded on
Hunter in Mar 2007.
• The first tactical employment of Viper Strike off of the Hunter
Target Sets: UAS was Sep 2007.
Armored combat vehicles, moving and stationary targets, thin- • Fielding of the GPS variant occurred 2nd QTR 2010.
skinned vehicles (pick-up trucks), and soft targets.
Fielding:
Contractor: U.S. Army (Hunter); Special Operations Command (SOCOM)
Northrop Grumman - Electronic Systems. Platforms.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-5900
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-0700
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0736
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System Characteristics:
The JTAGS system consists of a standard 20-foot military shelter, housing three operator workstations, several racks of computer processing
and communication equipment, and a variety of support hardware. Externally, JTAGS includes three satellite downlink antennas, other com-
munication and GPS antennas, as well as other support and power equipment. JTAGS operators are soldiers from the U.S. Army Space &
Missile Defense Command.
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Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. MS II...................................................................... Mar 1994
MS III.....................................................................Oct 1996
Target Sets:
Not Applicable.
Fielding:
Contractor: Fielded.
Northrop Grumman.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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PATRIOT
System Description:
The PATRIOT system is an extremely capable, long-range, very low-to-very high
altitude, air-defense, guided missile system which provides protection of ground combat
forces and high-value assets. The PATRIOT system can conduct multiple simultaneous
engagements in all weather conditions and environments against tactical ballistic missiles,
cruise missiles, and high-performance aircraft. The PATRIOT system is deployed by Fire
Unit organized within a Battalion. Each Fire Unit consists of the Engagement Control
Station (ECS), a Radar Set (RS), an Electronic Power Plant (EPP), up to sixteen M901
and M902 Launching Stations (LSs), and the Battery Command Post (BCP), including
ancillary support equipment. The PATRIOT Battalion is organized by a Headquarters and
Headquarters Battery (HHB), exercising command and control through the Information
and Coordination Central (ICC) vehicle, with communications support enabled through
the Communications Relay Group (CRG) and Antenna Mast Group (AMG). Both the
Fire Unit and the Battalion have dedicated support, communications, and maintenance
vehicles, with missile reload trailer transport capability.
System Characteristics:
The combat element of the PATRIOT missile system is the Fire Unit, consisting of the phased-array RS, ECS, EPP, and typically six LSs, or more as
required. The RS executes tactical functions of airspace surveillance, target detection, identification, classification, tracking, and missile guidance/
engagement support. The ECS provides the human interface for command and control. The M901 LS (Configuration 2) supports PAC-2 through
GEM+ missile variants while the M902 LS (Configuration 3) with Enhanced Launcher Electronics System (ELES) supports either PAC-2 or PAC-3
missiles. Each M902 LS contains either four PAC-2 or 16 PAC-3 missiles sealed in canisters that serve as shipping containers and launch tubes.
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Warhead: Milestones:
PAC-2/GEM Missile configurations use a blast fragmentation MS I....................................................................... May 1967
warhead; PAC-3 Missile lethality is achieved through guidance MS II.......................................................................Mar 1972
as kinetic interceptor with Lethality Enhancer. MS III..................................................................... Sep 1980
FUE......................................................................... Jun 1983
Target Sets:
Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBM), Cruise Missiles, and high
Fielding:
performance aircraft. A total of fourteen PATRIOT Battalions have been fielded to
CORPS and Echelons above Corps (EAC). PATRIOT Pure-Fleet
Contractor: and Grow-The-Army Initiatives will upgrade all current battal-
ions to the PAC-3 Configuration and procure two additional PAC-
Fire Unit (Ground Support Equipment): Raytheon. 3 battalions. Fielding continues to the U.S. Army and multiple
PAC-3 Missile Segment: Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Foreign Military Sales (FMS) countries.
Control.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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System Characteristics:
The RS is automatically controlled by the ECS, providing the human interface for control of automated operations. The radar is capable of low
and high altitude surveillance, classifying incoming targets at ranges sufficient for early warning, engagement and missile guidance. The ECS
EWCC determines targets to be tracked, and once an engagement decision is made, one or more LSs are selected for missile firing. Pre-launch
data, transmitted to the PAC-3 missile, assists in target acquisition. Once in flight, the missile is acquired by the RS, and communications
downlink permit flight path monitoring/commands via the ECS until on-board missile end-game target acquisition is initiated.
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Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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System Characteristics:
The PATRIOT PAC-2 missile guidance is achieved through the missile command uplink and the TVM downlink between the PATRIOT missile
and the phased array AN/MPQ-65 radar. This guidance method allows the missile’s flight to be continuously monitored and controlled by the
AN/MSQ-104 ECS’s Weapon Control Computer which transmits mid-course guidance corrections. As the missile approaches the target, TVM
is employed and is used to steer the missile to an intercept point whereupon the proximity fuze detonates the missile’s warhead and destroys
the target.
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Warhead: Milestones:
High-Explosive, Blast Fragmentation. Production Decision .................................................Dec 1988
Contractor:
Raytheon.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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System Characteristics:
The MIM-104D GEM missile is an improvement to the earlier PAC-2 and MIM-104C missiles. The MIM-104D GEM missile incorporates an
upgraded fuze and an upgraded receiver primarily oriented toward improving performance against Tactical Ballistic Missiles (TBMs). A subse-
quent improvement to the GEM missile, GEM-T, further enhances performance against stressing TBM and cruise missile threats.
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Warhead: Milestones:
High-Explosive, Blast Fragmentation. MIM-104D FUE ........................................................ Feb 1995
Contractor:
Raytheon.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. Direct missile to target Hit-to-Kill lethality. MS II...................................................................... May 1994
Fielding:
Contractor:
Ongoing. The PATRIOT System, fielded with the PAC-3 Missile, is
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. deployed worldwide in defense of U.S. forces and FMS partners.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-955-3240
DPM.............................................................. 256-955-3242
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0836
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Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. MS II / Maturation....................................................Nov 1999
MS C.......................................................................Mar 2003
FUE........................................................................... 2QFY05
Target Sets: Full Rate Production decision....................................... 3QFY05
Time sensitive targets reported by Troops in Contact (threat-
network targeting, prosecution-based targeting, and urban
time-sensitive targeting including insurgents emplacing IEDs) Fielding:
Also: Counterbattery, Enemy Air Defense, Logistics Sites, HIMARS Launcher Units are organic/assigned to modular fires
Command and Control Sites, High Payoff Targets, light material brigades supporting BCT. Thirteen HIMARS Battalions have
and personnel, etc. been fielded and serve both active and reserve forces. Two
more Battalions will be fielded in FY12, along with launchers for
Contractor: use in National Guard Regioinal Training Center.
The M270A1 IFCS provided growth for future munitions. The IFCS interfaces with all the sub-systems to provide overall control of the M270A1
Launcher. The IFCS is equipped with a Global Positioning System (GPS) providing the launcher with precise location information, and fully
supports munitions with embedded GPS receivers. The ILMS provides rapid response to time-sensitive targets by reducing aim time by 81% and
reducing reload time by 40%. It fires a 12-rocket ripple within one minute and carries two launch pod containers (LP/C). The M270A1 engage-
ment range is 8 to 300 km. The M270A1 Launcher has a maximum speed of 65 km/hr, with a maximum range of 483 km. It is capable of climbing
a 60-deg slope and a 1 m wall. Launcher curb weight is 20,493.7 kg (45,086.2 lb). Curb weight with a payload and crew is 25,214 kg (55,536 lb).
Warhead: Milestones:
Not Applicable. MS III....................................................................... 2QFY02
FUE........................................................................... 2QFY02
Target Sets:
Time sensitive targets reported by Troops in Contact, Fielding:
Counterbattery, Enemy Air Defense, Logistics Sites, Command
Complete. Ten M270A1 battalions have been fielded and serve
and Control Sites, High Payoff Targets, light material and
both active and reserve forces. M270A1 launcher units are or-
personnel, etc.
ganic and assigned to modular fires brigades supporting BCTs.
Contractor:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (LMMFC) - Launchers
and Rockets.
BAE Systems-Land & Armaments/Global Tactical Systems -
Chassis.
Red River Army Depot – Overhaul/Rebuild.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0787
System Characteristics:
The M26 rocket is fin-stabilized with folding fins that open during the boost phase. The DPICM submunitions in each rocket cover a 0.23 km2
area. Initially fielded in 1983, the shelf life has been extended to 25 years. Minimum range: 10 km. Maximum range: 32 km.
Warhead: Milestones:
The warhead has a remotely settable fuze and contains OC................................................................................ FY83
644 individually exploding M77 DPICM submunitions. Each
submunition has a steel fragmentation case and a shaped MS III........................................................................... FY83
charge. A ribbon stabilizes the submunition during free fall and
rotates a threaded arming device to arm the fuze. The armed
M77 detonates upon impact. Fielding:
Fielding of the MLRS M26 basic tactical rocket has been com-
Target Sets: pleted. The Army Acquisition Objective (AAO) has been met.
Contractor:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-601-0356
Warhead: Milestones:
The M26A1 ER MLRS warhead section contains 518 M85 DPICM Materiel Release............................................................. FY99
submunitions (with M235 self-destruct fuzes). The M85 uses
the same grenade body as the existing M77 DPICM submunition IOC............................................................................... FY99
used in the basic MLRS. The M26A2 ER MLRS warhead section
contains 518 M77 DPICM submunitions. Fielding:
Completed.
Target Sets:
Counterbattery, Enemy Air Defense, Logistics Sites, Command
and Control Sites, light materiel and personnel targets, etc.
Contractor:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-601-0356
System Characteristics:
M30 GMLRS integrates a Guidance and Control (G&C) package and a new rocket motor to achieve greater range and precision accuracy.
Guidance is performed by a tactical-grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) aided by a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver. Required
accuracy can be met by the IMU independent of the GPS. Control is accomplished by four canards driven by electromechanical actuators.
Minimum range: 15 km. Maxium range: 60+ km.
Warhead: Milestones:
The M30 GMLRS warhead contains a reduced payload of 404 MS B / SDD................................................................... FY99
M101 DPICM submunitions. MS C / LRIP I................................................................. FY03
LRIP II.......................................................................... FY04
Target Sets: LRIP III ........................................................................ FY05
Cannon, rocket, and missile artillery; enemy air defense; light IOC............................................................................... FY05
armor, materiel and personnel; command and control positions;
logistics sites; and other high value and high payoff targets. FRP............................................................................... FY06
Contractor: Fielding:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control; Atlantic Research Employed by MLRS M270A1 and HIMARS Fires Battalions in
Corp. (Rocket Motor); Litton (Guidance Set). Modular Fires Brigades supporting the BCT.
Spinning
System Description:
Fins The GMLRS Unitary rocket is a highly accurate, all-weather, low collateral
Roll Joint
Electronic damage, 15-70+ km range precision munition which expanded the
Safe & Arm MLRS target set to include hard-point targets and targets within urban
Fuze (ESAF) and complex environments. It integrates a multi-mode fuze and high
explosive warhead which retains the dimensions of the MLRS family
of munitions. GMLRS Unitary is the Army’s primary guided rocket. The
Warhead Unitary rocket was utilized extensively in OIF/OEF, and continues to
Motor
Proximity
Sensor
provide field artillery support in Overseas Contingency Operations. As
Guidance of October 2011, over 2100 rockets have been fired by U.S. Army/
Processor
Electronics
Marines, and United Kingdom forces. Each launch pod/container (LP/C)
Control holds six rockets.
Actuation
Radome Canards System
System Characteristics:
GMLRS Unitary guidance is performed by a tactical-grade Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU) aided by a GPS receiver. Control is accomplished by
four canards driven by electromechanical actuators. Required accuracy can be met with the GPS independent of the IMU. Multi-mode fuzing
options include airburst (M31A1 only), point detonation, and delay. Shelf life projection has been extended to 12 years. GMLRS Unitary is a
near-pinpoint artillery rocket for use in contiguous and noncontiguous areas of operation. Minimum range: 15 km. Maximum range: greater
than 70 km.
Warhead: Milestones:
The GMLRS Unitary warhead is a 200 lb class, insensitive ORD Approved............................................................... FY01
munitions compliant design, high-explosive unitary warhead MS B / SDD................................................................... FY03
with fragmentation effect.
MS C / LRIP................................................................... FY07
Contractor:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (LMMFC).
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-601-0356
Proximity Sensor
Nose Cap TBD
TBD
System Characteristics:
GMLRS AWP will build upon the technology improvement in the M30 and M31A1 rocket systems. The payload and other technical details of
the warhead are TBD. Due to commonality in the GMLRS system, rocket characteristics will remain the same.
Warhead: Milestones:
The GMLRS AW warhead is a conventionally shaped enhanced MS A............................................................................. FY09
fragmentation warhead with insensitive munitions compliant
design. Warhead integration into GMLRS utilizes common metal MS B............................................................................. FY12
parts and fuzing.
MS C............................................................................. FY15
Target Sets:
Area and imprecisely located targets: material, personnel, FRP............................................................................... FY17
mission command positions, and other high value and high
payoff targets.
Feilding:
Contractor: Will be employeed by MLRS M270A1 and HIMARS Fire Battalions in
Modular Fires Brigages support the BCT.
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control (LMMFC) (Prime
Integrator).
Warhead Vendor: Alliant Techsystesm, Inc. (ATK). Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-601-0356
System Characteristics:
The M39 Block I ATACMS missile delivers an APAM warhead that contains approximately 950 M-74 bomblets. Thrust is provided by a solid-
propellant rocket motor. The Block I shelf-life has been extended to 16 years. Payload weight: 560 kg (1,235 lb), Missile length: 3.975 m
(156.5 in.), Diameter: 0.61 m (23.9 in.), Weight: 1673 kg (3,687 lb). Maximum range: 165 km. Minimum range: 25 km.
Warhead: Milestones:
The M39 Block I warhead contains approximately 950 M-74 MS II............................................................................. FY86
APAM bomblets. The M-74 is a spin-armed, self-dispersing
fragmentation bomblet, 58.9 mm (2.32 in.) in diameter, IOC............................................................................... FY90
weighing 0.59 kg (1.3 lb).
MS III........................................................................... FY99
Contractor:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-545-0706
System Characteristics:
The M39 Block IA ATACMS uses the guided missile control and propulsion systems and a majority of the Block I warhead components. The
reduced payload of 300 anti-personnel/anti-materiel (APAM) M-74 bomblets extends its range. Block IA uses an improved version of the Block
I ATACMS Missile Guidance Set to achieve the improved accuracy needed to meet the system requirements. The Improved Missile Guidance Set
uses an embedded GPS receiver to receive and process GPS satellite navigation signals and integrates the GPS data into the inertial guidance
scheme to improve navigational accuracy. Thrust is provided by a solid-propellant rocket motor. Payload weight: 174 kg (382 lb). Missile length:
3.975 m (156.5 in.). Diameter: 0.61 m (23.9 in.) Weight: 1,318 kg (2,906 lb). Maximum range: 300 km. Minimum range: 70 km.
Warhead: Milestones:
The M39 Block IA contains approximately 300 APAM MS II............................................................................. FY94
M-74 bomblets. The M-74 is a spin-armed, self-dispersing
fragmentation bomblet, 58.9 mm (2.32 in.) in diameter, and IOC............................................................................... FY98
weighing 0.59 kg (1.3 lb).
MS III........................................................................... FY98
Contractor:
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-601-0356
System Characteristics:
The ATACMS Unitary variants use the propulsion systems of the Block IA ATACMS missile. The Missile Guidance Set has an embedded GPS
receiver which receives and processes GPS satellite navigation signals and integrates the GPS data into the inertial guidance scheme to
improve navigational accuracy. The latest variant, the M57 Quick Reaction Unitary (QRU), integrates the T2K SAASM compliant guidance
system and has a near vertical target engagement capability. Thrust is provided by a solid-propellant rocket motor. Payload weight: 214 kg
(470 lb). Missile length: 3.975 m (156.5 in.). Diameter: 0.61 m (23.9 in.). Maximum range: 300 km, 270 km (QRU).
Warhead: Milestones:
The ATACMS Unitary variants utilize the WDU-18/B Navy unitary Directed Production Decision........................................... FY01
warhead redesignated as the WAU-23/B. It has a total weight of
470 lb of which 215 lb is high explosive. IOC............................................................................... FY02
Points Of Contact:
PM................................................................. 256-876-1195
DPM.............................................................. 256-876-8121
ASA(ALT) DASC............................................ 703-601-0356
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