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Army

General Dynamics, BAE Systems, Successful In Tactical Mortar Demonstration

By Cal Biesecker

Thursday, February 23rd, 2012

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General Dynamics [GD] Ordnance and Tactical Systems and BAE Systems said they have successfully demonstrated a tactical version of their 81mm Roll Control Guided Mortar (RCGM) at Yuma Proving Ground, Ariz., in January. Sixteen rounds were tested in total, all of which guided to within an average miss distance of approximately seven meters from the target at ranges from 980 meters to 4,000 meters. The testing was conducted under a Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA) with the Army Armament…

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