GMLRS Alternative Warheads
Abstract
The United States (U.S.) Army funded the development of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead (AW) increment under the EG2 - GMLRS AW project code. GMLRS AW has been 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. GMLRS AW successfully completed the combined Milestone C (MS C) and Full Rate Production (FRP) decision review on 8 April 2015. Initial Operational Capability (IOC) quantity of 54 pods delivered in September 2016. Full Materiel Release occurred in November 2016. The acquisition strategy is to procure AW as part of the annual GMLRS FRP contract.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2018
- Source ID
- EG2_0205778A_7_2040_PB_2018