Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition
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The Ballistic Trajectory Extended Range Munition (BTERM) is a precision guided rocket
-assisted 5-inch artillery shell under development by Alliant Techsystems
for the U.S. Navy. The program is an extension of the earlier Autonomous Naval Support Round (ANSR).
Rocket
A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engine. In all rockets, the exhaust is formed entirely from propellants carried within the rocket before use. Rocket engines work by action and reaction...
-assisted 5-inch artillery shell under development by Alliant Techsystems
Alliant Techsystems
Alliant Techsystems Inc., most commonly known by its ticker symbol, ', is one of the largest aerospace and defense companies in the United States with more than 18,000 employees in 22 states, Puerto Rico and internationally, and 2010 revenues in excess of an estimated...
for the U.S. Navy. The program is an extension of the earlier Autonomous Naval Support Round (ANSR).
Specification
- Caliber: 127 mm (5 in)
- Guidance: GPS/INS
- Propulsion: Solid-propellant rocket motor
- Warhead: Blast-fragmentationFragmentation (weaponry)Fragmentation is the process by which the casing of an artillery shell, bomb, grenade, etc. is shattered by the detonating high explosive filling. The correct technical terminology for these casing pieces is fragments , although shards or splinters can be used for non-preformed fragments...
See also
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