ATACMS
Roll-Out: Tuesday, April 26, 1988
IOC: 1989
Total Production: 1,600
ATACMS Block IA
IOC: 1997
Also Known As
M39A1
Origin
United States of America
Contractor/s
Lockheed Martin
Applications
M142 HIMARS
M270 MLRS
M270A1 MLRS
Family Members
ATACMS Block I
ATACMS Block IA Unitary
ATACMS Block II
ATACMS-P
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Description:
The ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) is a theater short range ballistic missile launched form the M270 MLRS and/or HIMARS artillery systems. It provides attack capability beyond the range of current howitzer and rocket systems. Each M270 artillery system can accommodate up to two Army TACMS missiles replacing 12 227mm rockets, six rockets per TACMS. TACMS is specially well suited to attack high payoff, time sensitive targets.
The ATACMS ballistic missile was employed for the first time in 1991 during the Gulf War military campaign in Kuwait and Iraq. The US Army has great confidence in the TACMS family of tactical missiles which provide long range, precision attack against a wide range of targets.
The ATACMS Block IA is an extended range and reduced payload variant of the combat proven ATACMS missile. The Block IA has range in excess of 290 km and carries 300 M74 anti-personnel/anti-materiel submunitions. Additionally, the ring laser gyro guidance system of baseline ATACMS has been replaced by a combination of GPS/INS. The new GPS/INS based guidance system achieves better accuracy than its predecessor.
Specifications
Dimensions: Diameter 610 mm, Length 4 m
Performance: Max Range 300 km (162 nm)
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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
Meters (m) Kilometers (km) Nautic Miles (nm) Inch (in) Yard (yd) Foot (ft) Millimeter (mm)
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Liter (l) Galon (gl)
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Shaft-Horse-Power (shp)
Last Updated: Sunday, March 07, 2010
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