LOCKHEED MARTIN'S ER GMLRS EXCELS IN SYSTEM QUALIFICATION FLIGHT TEST SERIES

The Extended-Range GMLRS^® (ER GMLRS) has passed through a series of Systems Qualification Tests (SQTs) executed over the past two years proving the system’s range and accuracy.

Game-Changing Capability for the Warfighter
ER GMLRS is roughly doubling the range of its predecessor, the GMLRS rocket, from more than 70 km to 150 km while providing the same level of reliability and precision. The system is deployable by HIMARS^® and the MLRS^® M270 family of launchers.

HIMARS and M270 are critical solutions needed by global partners, which is why it’s important to give servicemembers the enhanced flexibility of GMLRS munitions to improve battlespace coverage. The systems are capable of reaching long and short-range targets, which makes it an invaluable asset to ensure global security and deterrence.

Testing the Next Generation of GMLRS
ER GMLRS has now completed another series of flight tests at White Sands Missile Range (WSMR), New Mexico firing Alternative and Unitary Warhead variants of the rocket. The tests pushed the system’s limits to a variety of distances from short and midrange flights to max-range.

Each test confirmed the system’s ability to integrate with the HIMARS launcher as well as the projectile’s range, trajectory and accuracy. Prior to launch, the rocket pods underwent stockpile-to-target sequence (STS) testing. The effort simulates cumulative effects ER GMLRS will meet in the field between factory and launch for the life of the system and demonstrates the durability of the missile and launch pod container.

Following the SQT flight series, ER GMLRS will move forward with operational testing with the U.S. Army.