XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition
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The XM395 Precision Guided Mortar Munition (PGMM) was a 120 mm laser-guided mortar round under development by Alliant Techsystems.[2]
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[edit] Design
The mortar round has no moving parts and maneuvers itself to the target by means of embedded thruster motors.[3] The guidance system shares the same Distributed Aperture Semi-Active Laser Seeker (DASALS) technology as the BAE Systems APKWS II rocket system.[4]
[edit] Specification
[edit] Program status
- December 2004 - Alliant Techsystems regains an $80 million contract from the U.S. Army to begin production on the XM395 precision-guided mortar munition after a protest by Lockheed Martin a year previously.[2]
- January 2006 - Successfully completed the preliminary design review (PDR) stage.[5]
- February 2006 - Successful ballistic flight test at Yuma Proving Grounds.[6]
- February 2007 - Funding for program withdrawn in proposed FY2008 budget.[7]
- March 2007 - Successful guided flight test.[8]
[edit] References
- ^ PM Mortar Systems demonstrates XM395 during exercise
- ^ a b Alliant Techsystems Takes Army Mortar Contract (Again)
- ^ a b Armed Forces International
- ^ BAE SYSTEMS APKWS II OFFERING COMPLETES ENVIRONMENTAL TESTS
- ^ ATK Successfully Completes Preliminary Design Review of Precision Guided Mortar Munition
- ^ ATK Conducts Successful Ballistic Flight Test of the Precision Guided Mortar Munition
- ^ Army Proposes Major Weapons Cuts - military.com
- ^ ATK Precision Guided Mortar Munition Scores Direct Hit In Guided Flight Test
