Military Space News, Nuclear Weapons, Missile Defense

September 15, 2016

First GMLRS warhead rolls off production line
Dallas (UPI) Sep 13, 2016
The first Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System, or GMLRS, Alternative Warhead rocket has rolled off Lockheed Martin's production line in Camden, Ark., the company reported Tuesday. The warhead was designed to engage the same target set and achieve the same area-effects requirement as the old MLRS submunition warhead but without the lingering danger of unexploded ordnance, Lockheed said in a statement. The new warhead rocket also allows MLRS users to have an area-effects weapon in their i ... read more

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