LM Conducts Successful Army Tactical Missile System Test

(Dallas, TX., April 16, 2008) -- Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] successfully launched an ATACMS Unitary missile from a HIMARS launcher equipped with a Universal Fire Control System (UFCS) during a flight test on March 20 at White Sands Missile Range, NM. The missile flew the planned trajectory and hit the target, which was at a range of 75 km.

This was the second Follow-on Production Test of the new ATACMS Unitary configuration that allows Warfighters to use the missile in a vertical attack trajectory, an essential new capability for urban environments where low collateral damage is desired. It also was the first firing of an ATACMS munition from a HIMARS launcher equipped with a UFCS.

The UFCS is an evolutionary block upgrade and technology refresh of the MLRS Fire Control System. UFCS recently completed its Development and Qualification Program, and is now being delivered under the HIMARS full-rate production program.

"ATACMS is the weapon of choice against time-sensitive and pre-planned targets for U.S. Forces in the Global War on Terror," said Jim Gribschaw, director of Precision Fires at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "The successful flight test of this ATACMS Unitary configuration further validates that the system will continue to be an asset to our Warfighters in the future. The incredible precision engagement capability of ATACMS allows commanders engage a target with little or no collateral damage."

Source : Lockheed Martin

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