NTA provides Test and Evaluation support to the Strategic and Operational Rockets and Missiles (STORM) Project Office’s Fire Control Systems (FCS) programs. This includes the Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) Improved Fire Control System (IFCS) and the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) Universal Fire Control System (UFCS). STORM is currently developing the Common Fire…
To demonstrate an effectiveness improvement for the Alternative Warhead (AW) variant of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS), NTA integrated a proximity sensor into the All-Up Round (AUR) to support a 25 meter warhead height-of-burst (HOB), and optimized guidance to achieve a near-vertical angle-of-fall. The selection of the proximity sensor was a product of…
NTA has been instrumental in the development of the DEVCOM AvMC Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System (GMLRS) Guidance Integration Facility (GIF). The GIF integrates GMLRS subsystem hardware and a GPS satellite constellation simulator with a real-time 6DOF simulation to create a dynamic GPS environment for the weapon. The 6DOF simulation can also be run in…
NTA has performed critical roles in the transition of the GMLRS program from a steel-case rocket motor to one that complies with Insensitive Munition requirements. NTA developed and obtained simulation models for the new rocket configuration, integrated these models into AvMC’s Guidance Integration Facility Simulation (GIFSim), and analyzed the system performance. NTA’s simulation, guidance and…
NTA has supported GMLRS since the first Advanced Technology Demonstration program that initiated the concept in the late 1990s. In support of GMLRS, NTA monitors the activities of the prime contractor, Lockheed Martin; develops and maintains AvMC’s GIFSim all-digital and HWIL simulation; and develops and maintains the GMLRS rocket software. Simulation models of rocket components…