Rocket launching system and support contract for $1.13 billion inked by U.S. Army, Lockheed Martin
NewsMarch 29, 2019
DALLAS. Lockheed Martin has signed a $1.13 billion contract with the U.S. Army for Lot 14 production of Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) rockets and associated equipment.
Under the terms of the contract, Lockheed Martin will produce more than 9,500 GMLRS unitary and alternative-warhead (AW) rockets, deliver more than 300 low-cost reduced-range practice rockets (RRPRs), and provide integrated logistics support for the U.S. Army and international customers.
Lockheed Martin officials detail that GMLRS is an all-weather rocket designed for fast deployment that delivers precision strike beyond the reach of most conventional weapons, with the GMLRS AW variant being the first munition developed to service area targets without the effects of unexploded ordnance. Additionally, the RRPR allows users to train with realistic, full-motored rockets with limited flight range, which makes them highly usable on smaller testing ranges. During combat use, each GMLRS rocket is packaged in an MLRS launch pod and fired from the Lockheed Martin-produced HIMARS or M270 family of launchers.
Work on the deliverables -- set to be completed by July 2021 -- will be performed at the Lockheed Martin facilities in Camden, Arkansas; Dallas and Lufkin, Texas; and Ocala, Florida.
