Lockheed Martin’s Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, has completed its first systems qualification test. Based on the original Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, HIMARS that has been made famous by its game-changing abilities in Ukraine against Russia, the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System is designed to than double the range of HIMARS. Now, this recent test has confirmed that new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System is officially in the final phases of its development.
The test was held, October 6, 2022 at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico where the Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System round was fired from a High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS). In a press release, Lockheed Martin claimed that the Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System met all success criteria in the short-range test flight scenario, which means that the rocket traveled approximately 36 miles (59 km) to the designated target area.
“Our next-generation HIMARS provides versatility for commanders, offering a choice of munitions at longer distances with the same reliability and precision the system is known for,” said Jay Price, vice president of Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
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