Guided Multiple-Launch Rocket System (GMLRS)

Abstract

Projects EG2/EG3. GMLRS rockets are surface-to-surface artillery rockets fired from the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launchers. GMLRS rockets provide 24/7, all-weather precision fires to engage both area and point targets at short, medium, and long ranges. The GMLRS Program consists of three separate increments: GMLRS Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) cluster munition to engage area or imprecisely located targets; GMLRS Unitary utilizes a 200 lbs. high explosive warhead to engage point targets with limited collateral damage; and GMLRS Alternative Warhead (AW) which has been developed as a non-cluster munition to replace GMLRS DPICM. GMLRS DPICM Production was terminated in response to the June 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) Cluster Munitions Policy. GMLRS Unitary is currently in full rate production. GMLRS AW completed Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) and entered full rate production in FY2015. The GMLRS AW rocket is 90% common with the Unitary variant.

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Document Details

Document Type
R2 Budgetary Justification
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2017
Source ID
0205778A_7_2040_PB_2017
Change Summary Explanation
The FY 2017 funding request was reduced by $1.200 million (Project EG3) to account for the availability of prior year execution balances.
Service Agency Name
Army

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Army

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acquisition
  • Artillery Rockets
  • Cluster Munitions
  • Collateral Damage
  • Contracts
  • Cost Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Fire Control Systems
  • High Explosives
  • Insensitive Explosives
  • Multiple Launch Rocket System
  • Munitions
  • Production
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Test Equipment
  • United States

Readers

  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

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