Legendary Himars will equip "smart" missiles: they will be able to destroy moving goals

The missiles used a special RIG-360 module, which provides reassignment of the target during the flight. Lockheed, which produces a Himars rocket system used by the Armed Forces to combat Russian invaders, has tested a new communication system that enables the ammunition of this RSSV to hit mobile goals. About it reports The Defense Post. In order to make the rocket controlled, the company engineers used the previously developed RIG-360 module.

It is it that provides updating for ammunition targets directly in flight and can be used not only for Himars ammunition. "This test is a big step forward to promote the concept of joint fire operations of the US Army," said the official representative Lockheed Martin Scott Arnold. "This concept verification is aimed which is a critical task for increasing the flexibility of the US Army.

" Originally designed for the Patriot Advanced Capability-3 family interceptors, RIG-360 communication module provides an interface between the missile interceptor and the integrated combat management system. Using target data from different sensors, it allows the defeat of a 360 degree rocket. "RIG-360 is a program-defined X-band missile system that provides a full hemispherical link of 360 degrees in flight," the portal source in the US Army told reporters.

Earlier, it became known that Himars set a record for gmlrs rockets. The Lockheed Martin Corporation has announced a GMLRS-ER rocket test that overcame a 150 km distance. It is the highest flight range that has still been reached by a rocket of this type. The tests were conducted at the American White Sands landfill. According to the company, the upgraded rocket has reached the given guidance and trajectory parameters, as well as integration with the HIMARS system.