Lockheed Martin Tests Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System

Lockheed Martin demonstrated its next-generation Extended-Range Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (ER GMLRS) in a test at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.

The round was fired Thursday morning from the U.S. Army’s HIMARS launcher and met all success criteria in a short-range test flight approximately 59 km to the target area, the company said.

“This success advances the ER GMLRS closer to production as we complete the final phase of the development program,” said Jay Price, vice president of Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.

Testing confirmed flight trajectory, range and accuracy from launch to impact, as well as warhead lethality, HIMARS integration and overall missile performance.

The rocket pod also underwent Stockpile to Target Sequence (STS) testing prior to launch. This effort simulates cumulative effects the ER GMLRS will meet in the field between factory and launch for the life of the system and demonstrates durability of the missile and launch pod container.