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Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser


FieldValue
nameWind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD)
originUnited States of America
typeBomb guidance kit
is_rangedyes
is_explosiveyes
is_missileyes
used_bySee Users
variantsSee Variants
guidanceInertial guidance/GPS

The Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser or WCMD system is a US tail kit produced by Lockheed Martin for use with the Tactical Munitions Dispenser family of cluster bombs to convert them to precision-guided munitions. In 1997 the United States Air Force issued contracts to complete development and begin production of the WCMD, planning to modify 40,000 tactical munitions dispensers - 30,000 for CEM and 5,000 each for Gator and SFW - at a cost of US$8,937 per unit.

When fitted with the WCMD the CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition, GBU-89 GATOR and the CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon are respectively known as the CBU-103, CBU-104 and the CBU-105; the latter anti-armor weapon was deployed but not used during Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War, and fired in combat during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Variants

WCMD

  • Guidance: INS updated with GPS data from launch platform before release.
  • Range: 16-20 km.
  • Accuracy: 26 m CEP.

WCMD-ER

  • Guidance: INS combined with integral GPS.
  • Range: Wing kit extends range to 40 –.
  • Accuracy: 26 m CEP.

The WCMD-ER program was cancelled in August 2006 due to poor test results and budgetary pressures.

References

References

  1. Pike, John. "Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD) - Smart Weapons".
  2. "Lockheed Martin WCMD (Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser) - Designation Systems".
  3. "USAF terminates WCMD-ER contract".
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