Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser
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The Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser system is a tail kit for use with the TMD (Tactical Munitions Dispenser) family of cluster bomb
s to convert them to precision-guided weapons. The USAF plans to modify 40,000 tactical munitions dispensers at a cost of $8,937 per unit.
The WCMD-ER program was cancelled in August 2006 due to poor test results and budgetary pressures.
Cluster bomb
A cluster munition is a form of air-dropped or ground-launched explosive weapon that releases or ejects smaller sub-munitions. Commonly, this is a cluster bomb that ejects explosive bomblets that are designed to kill enemy personnel and destroy vehicles...
s to convert them to precision-guided weapons. The USAF plans to modify 40,000 tactical munitions dispensers at a cost of $8,937 per unit.
WCMD
- Guidance: INS updated with GPS data from launch platform before release.
- Range: 16 km (9.9 mi).
- Accuracy: 26 m (85 ft) CEPCircular error probableIn the military science of ballistics, circular error probable is an intuitive measure of a weapon system's precision...
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WCMD-ER
- Guidance: INS combined with integral GPS.
- Range: Wing kit extends range to 40–65 km (30–40 miles).
- Accuracy: 26 m (85 ft) CEP.
The WCMD-ER program was cancelled in August 2006 due to poor test results and budgetary pressures.
See also
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