XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition
Encyclopedia
The XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) was a 120 mm laser-guided mortar
round under development by Alliant Techsystems
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APKWS II
rocket system.
Mortar (weapon)
A mortar is an indirect fire weapon that fires explosive projectiles known as bombs at low velocities, short ranges, and high-arcing ballistic trajectories. It is typically muzzle-loading and has a barrel length less than 15 times its caliber....
round 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...
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Design
The mortar round has no moving parts and maneuvers itself to the target by means of embedded thruster motors. The guidance system shares the same Distributed Aperture Semi-Active Laser Seeker (DASALS) technology as the BAE SystemsBAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational defence, security and aerospace company headquartered in London, United Kingdom, that has global interests, particularly in North America through its subsidiary BAE Systems Inc. BAE is among the world's largest military contractors; in 2009 it was the...
APKWS II
Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
The Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System is a developmental program to provide a laser guided missile which is compatible with existing Hydra 70 unguided rocket systems in service.-Overview:...
rocket system.
Specification
- Caliber: 120 mm
- Range: > 7 km
- CEPCircular error probableIn the military science of ballistics, circular error probable is an intuitive measure of a weapon system's precision...
: 1 m
Program status
- December 2004: Alliant Techsystems regains an $80 million contract from the U.S. Army to begin production on the XM395 precision-guided mortar munition after a protest by Lockheed MartinLockheed MartinLockheed Martin is an American global aerospace, defense, security, and advanced technology company with worldwide interests. It was formed by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta in March 1995. It is headquartered in Bethesda, Maryland, in the Washington Metropolitan Area....
a year previously. - January 2006: Successfully completed the preliminary design review (PDR) stage.
- February 2006: Successful ballistic flight test at Yuma Proving Grounds.
- February 2007: Funding for program withdrawn in proposed FY2008 budget.
- March 2007: Successful guided flight test.