BAE Systems, with support from its subcontractor Lockheed Martin Corporation, successfully completed qualification testing for the 155-mm Lo...
During the recent tests, nine LRLAPs were successfully fired at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. These tests were designed to demonstrate accuracy, reliability, lethality, and time of arrival control. In addition, six of the nine rounds were subjected to an environmental qualification, which included temperature variation and vibration tests that proved the LRLAP’s reliability after exposure to different transportation situations and storage environments. Test requirements were met or exceeded, and all objectives were successfully demonstrated.
BAE Systems’ 155-mm LRLAPis effective against a variety of targets in multiple mission areas. The LRLAP is guided by a GPS and Inertial Measurement Unit, allowing for high levels of accuracy at ranges up to, and in excess of, 63 nautical miles. This capability reduces costs by requiring fewer rounds to achieve desired effects on targets and is effective where collateral damage is an issue.
Completing several successful test fires in 2005, the 155-mm AGS with LRLAP will support U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps expeditionary and joint operations warfighters in the littorals and deep inland.
Drawing from a fully-automated weapon handling and storage system for up to 600 rounds, AGS will employ a family of GPS/inertial measurement unit-guided and ballistic 155-mm munitions capable of delivering a unitary, high-explosive warhead at extreme range.
