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 with a cluster compliant warhead. The GMLRS Program consists of three variants: GMLRS Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munition (DPICM) cluster munition to engage area or imprecisely located targets; GMLRS Unitary utilizes a 200 pound 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 entered full rate production in FY 2015. The GMLRS AW rocket is 90% common with the Unitary variant. The GMLRS program will continue to leverage ongoing Science & Technology (S&T) efforts to extend range, increase survivability, and develop warhead technologies to meet DOD Cluster Munition Policy requirements. The Extended Range GMLRS variant will be a modification of the current production GMLRS and will be remain approximately 85% common with the current GMLRS. It will carry both the Unitary and AW warheads. It will extend the current GMLRS capability to 150 km and allow for potential future growth capability in the payload section. The FY2019 dollars in the amount of $154.102 million will continue qualification of key rocket obsolescence upgrades (including the M-Code compliant NAVSTRIKEM upgrade); qualify a new rocket pod in support of future GMLRS production; and continue the design, qualification, and testing of an extended range variant of the GMLRS. The United States (U.S.) Army has identified funding in FY2021-FY2023 for the technology transition, development and integration of an anti-radiation homing (ARH) future payload into the GMLRS.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2019
- Source ID
- 0205778A_7_2040_PB_2019
- Change Summary Explanation
- FY 2017 funding reflects an adjustment of $16.848 million. $16.000 million was requested in the Request for Additional FY17 Appropriations, but was not appropriated. The remaining $0.837 and $0.011 million was for Small Business Innovation Research / Small Business Technology Transfer (SBIR/STTR) and FFRDC adjustments. FY 2019 funding reflects a decrease of $9.913 million.
- Service Agency Name
- Army
Entities
Organizations
- United States Army
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