MGM-140 ATACMS
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The MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS; pronounced /əˈtækəmz/) is a tactical ballistic missile designed and manufactured by the US defense company Ling-Temco-Vought (LTV), and later Lockheed Martin through acquisitions. It uses solid propellant and is 13 feet (4.0 m) long and 24 inches (610 mm) in diameter, and the longest-range variants can fly up to 190 miles (300 km).[9] The missiles can be fired from the tracked M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) and the wheeled M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS).
MGM-140 ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System) | |
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Type | Rocket artillery Tactical ballistic missile |
Place of origin | United States |
Service history | |
In service | 1991–present[1] |
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Production history | |
Designer | Ling-Temco-Vought |
Designed | 1986 |
Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin |
Unit cost | M39: $820,000 (FY1998)[2] (or ~$1,476,000 FY2022) M57: ~$1,700,000 (FY2021)[3] |
No. built | 3,700[4][5] |
Specifications ([6][7]) | |
Mass | 3,690 pounds (1,670 kg) |
Length | 13 feet (4.0 m) |
Diameter | 24 inches (610 mm) |
Wingspan | 55 inches (1.4 m) |
Maximum firing range | 190 mi (300 km) |
Warhead | M74 bomblets (M39) or 214 kg (472 lb) WAU-23/B unitary warhead (M48, M57) |
Flight ceiling | 160,000 ft (50 km)[8] |
Maximum speed | Supersonic, in excess of Mach 3 (0.6 mi/s; 1.0 km/s)[8] |
Guidance system | GPS-aided inertial navigation guidance |
Launch platform | M270, HIMARS |
An ATACMS launch container has one rocket but a lid patterned with six circles like a standard MLRS rocket lid to prevent an enemy from discerning what type of missile is loaded.[1]