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Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful Test Of Extended Range GMLRS

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, March 4th, 2021

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Lockheed Martin Conducts Successful Test Of Extended Range GMLRS

GMLRS Alternative Warhead Firing Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin [LMT] announced Thursday it has conducted a successful test of the new extended range version of its Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System munition (ER GMLRS), reaching 80 kilometers during the demonstration. The company said the test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico involved firing the extended range missile from its HIMARS launcher and proved out the new capability’s flight trajectory and system software performance. “Our new Extended-Range GMLRS significantly increases the range of the current system,…

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