Saab Demonstrates Laser-Guided Multipurpose Munition

Saab, in collaboration with the U.S. Army and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, test fired Guided Multipurpose Munitions for the first time in a series of live fire engagements where multiple targets were engaged and destroyed at ranges from 1550 to 2500 meters By DA Staff / 10 Jun 2021

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Saab, in cooperation with the U.S. Army and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, has successfully demonstrated the new Guided Multipurpose Munition (GMM). The GMM System Capability Demonstration was a joint activity between Saab and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, funded under a U.S. Government Rapid Innovation Funding (RIF) effort awarded by the U.S. Army. 

This three-year contract effort culminated in a live firing demonstration in November 2020. Saab, in collaboration with the U.S. Army and Raytheon Missiles & Defense, test fired Guided Multipurpose Munitions for the first time with live warheads. GMM was fired from both the Carl-Gustaf recoilless rifle and an adaption of an AT4 disposable launcher. The munitions were guided to their target using a semi-active laser guidance system and designator.

Through a series of live fire engagements, multiple targets were engaged and destroyed at ranges from 1550 to 2500 meters. The increased range, in combination with a Confined Space capability, will offer troops greater tactical flexibility when selecting a firing position.   

GMM represents the next step in both the evolution of guided man-portable munitions and the Saab-Raytheon collaboration, and expands the shoulder-launched guided capability to the AT4. GMM also has the capability for future applications on remote weapons stations, manned and unmanned aerial and ground systems, and indirect fire.

“Raytheon and Saab have been working together on the GMM, and take pride in the fact that they can provide the Army with a standard guided munition they can fire from prolific soldier-borne launchers as well as weapons stations and unmanned vehicles,” says Tom Laliberty, vice president of Land Warfare & Air Defense, a Raytheon Missiles & Defense mission area.

“This universal munition will increase overall lethality and help prepare for every conceivable conflict on the spectrum.”

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