Article Posted on : - Aug 13, 2012

Guided MLRS Unitary Rocket. A Lockheed Martin photo.

DALLAS (BNS): The US Army has received the 20,000th Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Unitary rocket from Lockheed Martin.

GMLRS Unitary is an all-weather, precision-strike weapon that can be deployed rapidly, producing pinpoint engagements with minimal collateral damage. The GMLRS has a range of up to 70 kilometers.

To date, more than 2,300 of the long-range GMLRS Unitary rounds have been fired by US Army, Marine Corps and British forces in coalition operations, and the rocket has achieved a combat reliability rate of 98 percent, according to Lockheed Martin.

"Soldiers and Marines on the ground depend on GMLRS, and we continue to honour that trust by delivering one of the most accurate and reliable precision-strike artillery systems ever produced," said Scott Arnold, vice president of precision fires in Lockheed Martin's Missiles and Fire Control business.