MISSILES AND SPACE PROGRAMS The PEO Missiles and Space provides centralized management for all Army air and missile defense and tactical missile programs as well as selected Army space programs. The PEO is responsible for the full life-cycle management of assigned pro- grams. The PEO Missiles and Space reports to the Army Acquisition Executive and is aligned with the Aviation and Missile Life Cycle Management Command at Redstone Arsenal, Ala. This materiel enterprise rela- tionship enhances the PEO’s ability to pro- vide the world’s finest support to our Army, joint service, interagency, and coali- tion warfighters and customers while con- tinuing the Army’s modernization. The portfolio of programs assigned to 322 ARMY I October 2010 Hellfire missile mounted on AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) The Joint Attack Munition Systems (JAMS) Project Office manages all Army aviation rockets and missiles. The current programs include the 2.75-inch Hydra 70 family of rockets, the Hellfire family of missiles and the Joint-Air-to-Ground Mis- sile (JAGM). The 2.75-inch (70 mm) Hydra 70 Rocket Family encompasses variants of the free- flight rocket that has become the standard ground-attack rocket. The design includes multiple warheads that can be used on the the PEO Missiles and Space spans the full warfighters’ needs and obtain the desired rocket motor. spectrum of the acquisition process from capabilities of the Army Air and Missile De- Rockets equipped with various fuzes system development to acquisition, testing, fense (AMD) Future Force. This approach and warhead options include: M261 tacti- production, product improvement, field- requires the systems to be restructured into cal, M267 practice, M151 (10-pound) anti- ing, sustainment and eventual retirement components of sensors, launchers, missiles, personnel or canopy/soft bunker, M229 from the force. A number of programs are and Battle Management Command, Con- antipersonnel (17-pound), M274 smoke sig- joint programs being developed with the trol, Communications, Computers and In- nature, M257 illumination, M264 smoke, other services. Two programs within the telligence (BMC4I), utilizing a standard set M255A1 flechette, and M278 infrared illu- PEO are international cooperative develop- of interfaces and networks to communicate. minating. ment programs, with other countries shar- The Army’s Integrated Air and Missile De- The AGM-114 Hellfire Missile Family ing in the development as full partners. fense (IAMD) acquisition approach will en- includes the Hellfire II and Longbow Hell- In addition to specific acquisition pro- sure the materiel solutions for the Army’s fire missiles. Hellfire II is a precision-strike, grams, the PEO is applying a system-of- AMD Future Force will provide the capabil- semi-active laser (SAL)-guided missile and systems acquisition approach to meet ities required by the warfighter. is the principal air-to-ground weapon for October 2010 I ARMY 323 earned a reputation for being one of the military’s most formidable tank killers. Its multimission capabilities were success- fully demonstrated in combat against a wide variety of targets, including radar installations, communications posts, bunk- ers, buildings, antiaircraft emplacements, The Stinger-based oil rigs and bridges. Hellfire missiles were Avenger used extensively in Operation Iraqi Free- dom (OIF) and are in continued use in Operation Enduring Freedom (OEF). The Longbow Hellfire missile was used success- fully in combat for the first time during OIF. JAGM Replacement The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program will provide a rotary-wing, fixed- the Army AH-64 Apache, the U.S. Marine 114R) begins delivery, which will allow the wing and unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV)- Corps AH-1W Super Cobra and the U.S. pilot to select warhead effects correspond- launched missile system that provides line- Air Force Predator unmanned aircraft sys- ing to the target. UAS or rotary-wing plat- of-sight capabilities, including precision tem (UAS). forms can deliver the AGM-114R. point targeting (both active and passive) The SAL Hellfire II guides using laser The Longbow Hellfire (AGM-114L) is and fire-and-forget seeker technologies; in- energy reflected off the target. It has three also a precision-strike missile, but uses mil- creased range; and increased lethality against warhead variants: a dual warhead, shaped- limeter wave (MMW) radar guidance in- soft and hardened moving and stationary charge high-explosive antitank (HEAT) for stead of Hellfire II’s SAL. It is the principal targets. When fielded, the JAGM will re- armored threats (AGM-114K); a blast-frag- antitank system for the AH-64D Apache place aviation-launched TOW, the Hellfire mentation warhead (BFWH) for urban, pa- Longbow and uses the same antiarmor family of missiles and the Navy’s Maverick trol boat and other “soft” targets (AGM- warhead as Hellfire II. The MMW seeker family of missiles. The JAGM will increase 114M); and a metal augmented charge provides beyond-line-of-sight fire-and- the warfighter’s operational flexibility by (MAC) warhead (AGM-114N) for urban forget capability as well as the ability to op- effectively engaging a variety of station - structures, bunk ers, radar and communica- erate in adverse weather and battlefield ob- ary and mobile targets on the battlefield, in- tions installations, and bridges. scurants. cluding advanced heavy/light armored ve- In 2012, a multipurpose missile (AGM- During Operation Desert Storm, Hellfire hicles, bunkers, buildings, patrol craft, com- mand-and-control vehicles, trans porter/ erector launchers, artillery sys tems and radar/air defense systems. Its multimode seeker will provide robust capability in ad- verse weather, day or night, and in an ob- scured/countermeasure environment, against Receive Stay current both stationary and moving targets. Cruise Missile Defense Systems (CMDS) AUSA’s on The CMDS Project Office is equipping the transformation of the current force ma- neuver air and missile defense capability into an integrated air and missile defense Legislative legislative capability. Programs include Stinger-based Avenger and manportable air defense system News letter activity (MAN PADS), surface-launched advanced medium-range air-to-air missile (SLAM- RAAM), the Sentinel radar, Joint Land At- electroni- that tack Cruise Missile Defense Elevated Net- ted Sensor System (JLENS) and directed energy applications (DEA). cally each affects Stinger-based Avenger and MANPADS provide the only air defense weapon cur- rently in the forward area through Stinger, a week. you. fire-and-forget infrared/ultraviolet (IR/UV) missile system. Stinger-based Avenger is highly mobile and provides shoot-on-the- move capabilities in day, night, and adverse weather operations, and is designed to E-mail AUSA at [email protected] using the subject line counter hostile, low-flying unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), cruise missiles, rotary- “Newsletter” to begin your free subscription. wing aircraft and high-performance fixed- wing aircraft. 324 ARMY I October 2010 Stinger provides low-altitude defense for ity of employment in a number of oper - ground forces against aerial observation or The Patriot advanced ational configurations; and significantly attack by smaller threat aircraft. Stinger capability-3 (PAC-3) missile increased firepower with greatly reduced missiles have extensive counter-counter- personnel and logistics requirements. measure capabilities, can engage targets A tri-national source selection commit- from any aspect including head-on, and tee, composed of representatives from the utilize a high-explosive, hit-to-kill war- United States, Germany and Italy, chose head. MEADS International of Orlando, Fla., as Surface-Launched Advanced Medium the prime contractor for this air defense Range Air-to-Air Missile (SLAMRAAM) system in May 1999. is a net-centric Block I of enhanced area air The Patriot Missile System provides de- defense system (EAADS) extended-range fense of critical assets and maneuver forces capability in support of the Future Force. belonging to corps and to echelons above Critical initial EAADS Block I capabilities corps against aircraft, cruise missiles and will be achieved with the SLAMRAAM tactical ballistic missiles (TBMs). The PAC- system of systems through the devel op- 2 system upgrade, modified PAC-2 guid- ment of a fire unit and Battle Management ance enhancement missiles (GEM) and the Command, Control, Communications, Com- PAC-3 missile provide the Patriot missile puters and Intelligence (BMC4I)/integra- system with an advanced antitactical mis- ted fire-control station (IFCS); integration sile capability. The combat element of the of improved Sentinel and joint land attack Patriot missile system is the fire unit, cruise missile defense elevated network which consists of a phased-array radar set sensor (JLENS); and AMRAAM missile. (RS), an engagement control station (ECS), The SLAMRAAM BMC4I will be fully in- an electric power plant, an antenna mast tegrated and compatible with the Army group, a communications relay group and AMD network. SLAMRAAM provides a eight remotely located launching stations critical overmatch capability against the (LSs). rapidly evolving cruise missile, unmanned The RS provides all tactical functions of aerial systems, fixed wing and rotary airspace surveillance, target detection and wing. tracking, and missile guidance and en- The AN/MPQ-64 Sentinel is an ad- gagement support. The ECS provides the vanced, three dimensional,