Lockheed Martin retargets GMLRS rocket midflight and hits moving target
Lockheed Martin and the US Army redirected a GMLRS rocket in flight during a live-fire test at White Sands and destroyed a moving target. The Strigo datalink and RIG-360 guidance system delivered updated targeting data; Lockheed funded the integration itself.
- A GMLRS rocket received new coordinates after launch and switched targets
- The Strigo datalink and RIG-360 guidance system handled communications
- The package could extend to Extended Range GMLRS and the PrSM missile
- Lockheed Martin funded the integration work internally
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