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The Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) Block II Missile is a surface-to-surface missile (SSM) manufactured by Lockheed Martin. It has some variations in munition payload and range. The Block I missile contains 950 M74 submunitions with a range of 128 km. The Block IA missile contains 275 M74 submunitions and a greater range than the Block I.^[1]

A new Block II variant in development has revamped the missile with a 500lb warhead and new guidance systems that allow for a near vertical attack vector, providing greater utility in mountainous or urban terrain. The Block II ATACMS missile can optionally carry a payload of 13 BAT (Brilliant Anti-Tank) munitions.^[2]

The ATACMS can be fired from MLRS launchers, including the M270, M270 IPDS, M270A1, and HIMARS. An ATACMS launch container has a lid patterned with six circles like an standard MLRS rocket lid.

The first use of the ATACMS in a combat capability was during Operation Desert Storm, where a total of 32 missiles were fired from the M270 MLRS.

During the Operation Iraqi Freedom more than 450 missiles were fired.^[3]

A recent test of the Block II missile was shown on an episode of Future Weapons.

The South Korean Army has purchased 111 ATACMS Block I and 110 ATACMS Block IA missiles.

[edit] See also

• U.S. Army Aviation and Missile Command
• Lockheed Martin

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• M39 ATMS - Global Security
• M39 Army Tactical Missile System (Army TACMS) - Designation Systems

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