ATACMS Mods

Abstract

The United States (U.S.) Army is funding the integration and testing of the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Modification program under DZ9 ATACMS Project Code. This effort will not build any new missiles or add to the overall inventory. The modification program will take expired Block (Blk) 1 assets which have reached the end of their service life and reset their shelf life. Blk 1 missiles currently have warheads (WHs) that are non-compliant with the 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) policy on cluster munitions (CMs), as well as, expired electronics and rocket motors. Under this modification effort, a policy compliant WH will replace the existing M74 bomblets and also replace electronics and propellants to achieve a reset on the shelf life. This effectively brings the expired inventory back into service, while meeting the DoD CM Policy, to engage imprecisely located targets up to 300 kilometers (km).

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2014
Source ID
DZ9_0203802A_7_2040_PB_2014

Tags

Readers

  • Maritime Combat Support and Expeditionary Logistics.
  • Missile Defense Systems.
  • Naval Mine Countermeasure Systems Development.

Technology Areas

  • Microelectronics
  • Microelectronics - Microelectromechanical Systems

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