Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser

Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD)
Type Bomb guidance kit
Place of origin United States of America
Service history
Used by See Users
Production history
Variants See Variants
Specifications
Guidance
system
 Inertial guidance/GPS

The Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser system is a US tail kit for use with the TMD (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 at a cost of US$8,937 per unit.[1] The CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon when fitted with the WCMD is known as the CBU-105; this 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.[2]
  • Range: 16–20 km (9.9–12.4 mi).
  • Accuracy: 26 m (85 ft) CEP.

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.[3]

See also

References

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