Acquisition of the Army Tactical Missile System Anti-Personnel/Anti-Materiel Block IA Program

摘要

The Army Tactical Missile System Anti-PersonnellAnti-Materiel Block IA missile (Block IA) is a ground-launched missile system consisting of a surface-to-surface guided missile with an anti-personnel/anti-materiel warhead. The Block IA is a product improvement to the Block I version of the missile. The Block IA upgrade adds an integrated global positioning system and increases the range of the missile by decreasing the bomblet payload from that of the Block I missile. As reported in the September 30, 1997, Selected Acquisition Report, the Army Tactical Missile System- Brilliant Antiarmor Submunition Project Office (Project Office) plans to acquire 800 missiles for an estimated program cost of $741.6 million. The Army has procured 167 of the 800 missiles under low-rate initial production (LRIP) and plans to make a full-rate production decision in March 1998.