Multiple-Launch Rocket System Family of Munitions

Abstract

This line develops a Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Family of Munitions (MFoM) launcher to be integrated on the Remotely Operated Ground Unit for Expeditionary Fires (ROGUE-Fires) carrier. This development enables Medium-range Missile (MMSL) batteries the capability to utilize the ROGUE-Fires carrier for either Navy Marine Expeditionary Ship Interdiction System (NMESIS) Launchers with Naval Strike Missiles (NSM) or MFoM launchers capable of firing the entire MFoM currently employed by HIMARS units. This is a key capability in the CMC's force design artillery modernization plan that will increase the vehicle commonality, and the employment flexibility, throughout the artillery regiments and Marine Littoral Regiments. The MFOM Launcher system will consist of a MFoM launch unit installed on a ground-based, tele-operated carrier (called ROGUE-Fires). A Weapon Control System (WCS) and ROGUE Fires Leader Kit will control up to three launchers per section. The launcher will be capable of firing the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) missile and the new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) when fielded. This effort includes design, development, integration, and test of the MFoM Launch Unit and WCS for integration with the ROGUE-Fires carrier. The MFoM launcher system makes extensive use of existing systems, including the M142 HIMARS electronics and the ROGUE-Fires carrier. FY 2023 funding focuses on the design and development of the MFoM Launcher Unit (Sled and FCS) and the WCS.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2023
• Source ID: 6639_0603635M_4_1319_PB_2023

Tags

Readers

• Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
• Missile Defense Systems.
• Unmanned Aerial System (UAS) Autonomous Capabilities and Mission Reconnaissance.

Technology Areas

• Microelectronics
• Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems