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Lockheed reports redirecting a GMLRS rocket in flight to hit a moving target
The demonstration with the Army used a datalink and guidance system integrated through Lockheed Martin’s internal funding.
Lockheed Martin reported Oct. 28 that it redirected a GMLRS rocket in flight during a recent test with the U.S. Army at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The rocket destroyed a moving target, the company said.1
Lockheed Martin, in partnership with the U.S. Army, redirected an in-flight GMLRS rocket
during a recent test at White Sands Missile Range
the team launched GMLRS from a HIMARS launcher and then used the Strigo datalink and the Remote Interceptor Guidance-360 (RIG-360), integrated through internal Lockheed Martin funding, to update the rocket’s target while in flight. The GMLRS then successfully destroyed the moving target.
Lockheed says the datalink package is directly applicable to other precision fires rockets and missiles including ER GMLRS and PrSM
Source: Lockheed Martin release, Oct. 28, 2026
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Lockheed funded the integration of the Strigo datalink and Remote Interceptor Guidance-360 (RIG-360). After launching the rocket from a HIMARS launcher, the team used those systems to update its target while it was in flight. The release does not give the test date or describe any Army plan to buy or field the capability.1
Lockheed says the capability would give commanders a way to adjust pre-programmed strikes if battlefield conditions change. The company also says the datalink package is directly applicable to other precision fires munitions, including Extended Range GMLRS and the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).1
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- Lockheed Martin release, Oct. 28, 2026 news.lockheedmartin.com