GMLRS Alternative Warheads

Abstract

The United States (U.S.) Army is funding the development of the Guided Mulitple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) increment under the 78G-GMLRS AW project code. GMLRS AW is being developed as a non-cluster munition to replace GMLRS Dual Purpose Improved Conventional Munitions (DPICM) and service the same area and imprecisely-located targets. GMLRS DPICM Production was terminated in response to the June 2008 Department of Defense (DoD) Cluster Munitions Policy. The GMLRS AW increment completed Milestone B (MS B) on February 19, 2012 and is currently in the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) Phase. The three-year EMD contract was awarded on March 30, 2012. Funding was requested in FY2013 for the second year of the EMD contract and for other government and contracted EMD activities to include engineering developmental testing and the Critical Design Review (CDR). GMLRS AW is scheduled for a combined Milestone C (MS C) and Full Rate Production (FRP) Decision in FY2015 and Initial Operational Capability (IOC) in FY2016.

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Document Details

Document Type
Project
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2015
Source ID
EG2_0205778A_7_2040_PB_2015

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