DALLAS, Sept. 28, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin (NYSE: LMT) has manufactured and delivered the first
modernized Tactical Missile System (TACMS) missile to the U.S. Army
from its Camden, Arkansas,
production facility.
As part of the U.S. Army's TACMS Service Life Extension Program
inventory refurbishment effort, the modernized missile includes
updated guidance electronics and added capability to defeat area
targets without leaving behind unexploded ordnance. This first
Camden-produced missile will be
flight-tested later this year at White Sands Missile Range,
New Mexico.
The TACMS (formerly ATACMS) modernization process disassembles
and demilitarizes previous-generation submunition warheads, which
do not comply with the 2018 international treaty, replacing them
with new unitary warheads. The modernization process also resets
the missile's 20+ year shelf life, effectively creating a new
missile for a fraction of a new missile's cost.
"These new modifications enhance TACMS' capability and
significantly extend its useful life," said Ken Musculus, vice
president of Tactical Missiles at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire
Control. "These upgrades ensure TACMS is ready to meet our
customers' needs now and into the future."
Additionally, the TACMS platform provides flexibility to quickly
integrate novel payloads and new capabilities as required by the
warfighter.
With decades of unsurpassed performance and production
excellence, TACMS is the only long-range tactical
surface-to-surface missile ever employed by the U.S. Army in
combat. TACMS missiles can be fired from the entire family of MLRS
launchers, including the lightweight High-Mobility Artillery Rocket
System (HIMARS).
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About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a
global security and aerospace company that employs approximately
98,000 people worldwide and is principally engaged in the research,
design, development, manufacture, integration and sustainment of
advanced technology systems, products and services.
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