US Army advances precision-guided mortar programme
Daniel Wasserbly and Daksh Nakra and Jayesh Dhingra
31 October 2017
The US Army’s 120 mm High Explosive Guided Mortar (HEGM) programme has progressed to a Design Qualification Phase that began with separate USD5 million Defence Ordnance Technology Consortium (DOTC) contract awards to BAE Systems, General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems (GD-OTS), and Orbital ATK.
The US Army hopes to soon buy new precision-guided HEGMs, a weapon class that provides remote units with an organic precision-fires capability. (Picatinny Arsenal)The US Army hopes to soon buy new precision-guided HEGMs, a weapon class that provides remote units with an organic precision-fires capability. (Picatinny Arsenal)
The 15-month-long effort is expected to be complete by the end of October 2018 after each company flight tests a number of guided rounds.
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