STRIKE-X Launched ATACMS from Ship (SLASh)
Abstract
FY 2018 new start JCTD. SLASh supports the National Defense Strategy's focus on joint lethality in contested environments. SLASh will provide a sea launch option for the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The JCTD will demonstrate a long range supersonic ballistic surface to surface missile for employment by Expeditionary Strike Groups (ESGs), logistic forces and U.S. Army (USA) watercraft. In FY 2018, SLASh completed engineering design plans for shipboard blast pad; formulated baseline design work for ATACMS software modifications; scheduled the test range and ship and completed test launch planning.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Accomplishment
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2020
- Source ID
- 6501ee3924d07d26d9a93ecc413efce1