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Thursday, May 23, 2013
Lockheed Martin Conducts First EMD Flight Test of New GMLRS Warhead
Lockheed Martin successfully conducted the first Engineering, Manufacturing and Development (EMD) flight of the new Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Alternative Warhead at White Sands Missile Range, N.M.
Launched from a HIMARS mobile launcher, the GMLRS rocket flew 35 kilometers to the target, where the warhead detonated. This flight followed a successful ground-based test of the Alternative Warhead two weeks earlier.
“These tests are early indicators that we are on the right track in developing a warhead that meets the requirements defined by our armed forces, and that gives our Soldiers and Marines a distinct advantage on the battlefield,” said Scott Arnold, vice president of precision fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
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