Friday, November 21, 2008

PGK

IOC: 2009
Development Cost: USD$18.0 million

Also Known As
Precision Guidance Kit

Origin
United States of America

Program Status:
Under Development

Contractor/s
ATK Alliant Techsystems

Description: The Precision Guidance Kit (PGK) is a revolutionary guidance kit meant to turn 155mm unguided artillery rounds into precision-guided weapons. The US Army's Armament Research, Development and Engineering Center (ARDEC) awarded ATK the initial 18-month $18 million contract for the PGK system development and demonstration (SDD) in late May 2007. The PGK design features a GPS-based, fixed canard guidance and control approach with gun-hardened electronics, a self-generated power supply, and a minimum number of moving parts. The new guidance kit would be available for155mm US and NATO standard artillery beginning in 2009.

ATK projects over $1 billion in PGK sales for the US Army and international customers.

Specifications
Guns: Caliber 155 mm

News
PGK for 105mm Artillery Munitions Successfully Demonstrated

ATK and US Army Conduct Successful 155mm Precision Guidance Kit Flight Tests

ATK to Develop Revolutionary Precision Guidance Kit for 155mm Artillery

Operators

United States of America / Planned

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Notes
(*) lead contractor
IOC: Initial Operating Capability
FOC: Full Operating Capability
CEP: Circular Error Probable
Comm: Commissioning Date
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Last Updated: Saturday, October 25, 2008

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