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Lockheed Martin Exceeds 135 Kilometers Again In Final Extended Range GMLRS Engineering Test

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, June 3rd, 2021

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Lockheed Martin Exceeds 135 Kilometers Again In Final Extended Range GMLRS Engineering Test

GMLRS Alternative Warhead Firing Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin [LMT] has conducted another successful demonstration of the new extended range version of its GMLRS rocket (ER-GMLRS), once again reaching a range of over 135 kilometers in the final engineering development test. A company official confirmed to Defense Daily the ER-GMLRS flight test at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on May 27, which will now be followed by system qualification tests before moving onto operational testing. “The demonstration confirmed the rocket's performance in flight trajectory, range…

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