Long Range Land Attack Projectile

{{Short description|Warhead travelling by its own means, great distances to hit ground targets}}

The Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) is a canceled precision guided {{cvt|155|mm|in}} naval artillery shell for the U.S. Navy's Advanced Gun System (AGS). LRLAP was developed and produced by Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control, the prime contractor being BAE Systems.

The LRLAP would have used a rocket-assisted projectile with fin glide trajectory. The warhead effectiveness was considered comparable to that of the M795 artillery shell, and with the AGS it would have been capable of 6 round Multiple Rounds Simultaneous Impact (MRSI) in a span of 2 seconds.{{Cite web|url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/lrlap.htm|title=Long Range Land Attack Projectile|access-date=2007-07-01|archive-date=2007-06-17|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070617215011/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/lrlap.htm|url-status=live}} It would have used a blast fragmentation type warhead.{{Cite web |url=http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/mfc/pc/LRLAP/mfc-lrlap-pc.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=2012-10-23 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130730061830/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/mfc/pc/LRLAP/mfc-lrlap-pc.pdf |archive-date=2013-07-30 |url-status=dead }}

The LRLAP was designed for use in the AGS and is not compatible with any other weapon. The AGS is used only on the Zumwalt-class destroyer, with two AGSs on each ship. In November 2016, the Navy announced it had decided to cancel procurement of the LRLAP. This was due to rising costs resulting from the trimming of the Zumwalt-class destroyer fleet to just three ships, raising individual shell cost to $800,000-$1 million, about as much as the Tomahawk cruise missile. About 90 rounds had been secured for testing aboard the three hulls, but a full buy of about 2,000 planned rounds would be about $1.8-$2 billion.[http://www.defensenews.com/articles/new-warships-big-guns-have-no-bullets New Warship’s Big Guns Have No Bullets] - Defensenews.com, 6 November 2016[https://news.usni.org/2016/11/07/navy-planning-not-buying-lrlap-rounds Navy Planning on Not Buying More LRLAP Rounds for Zumwalt Class] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111061427/https://news.usni.org/2016/11/07/navy-planning-not-buying-lrlap-rounds |date=2016-11-11 }} - News.USNI.org, 7 November 2016

Specifications

Caliber: {{cvt|155|mm|in}}
Weight:
Total: {{cvt|225|lb|kg|order=flip}}
Bursting charge: {{cvt|24|lb|kg|order=flip}}
Length (propellant and projectile): {{cvt|88|in|cm|order=flip}}
Guidance: GPS/INS
Precision: Circular error probable of {{cvt|50|m|ft}} or less
Range: {{convert|100|nmi|km|-1}} max. (Some sources report {{convert|83|nmi|km|-1}}, or {{convert|74|nmi|km|-1}}.
Warhead: Unitary high-explosive{{Cite web |url=http://www.baesystems.com/ProductsServices/l_and_a_sea_lrap.html |title=Long Range Land Attack Projectile (LRLAP) - BAE Systems |access-date=2007-07-01 |archive-date=2007-09-27 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927182454/http://www.baesystems.com/ProductsServices/l_and_a_sea_lrap.html |url-status=live }}
Cost:

:*2004 Manufacturer's estimated per-unit cost at full production: $35,000{{cite web|url=http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_61-62_ags.php|title=155 mm/62 (6.1") Mark 51 Advanced Gun System (AGS)|publisher=Navweps|access-date=2025-01-19|archive-date=2016-11-26|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161126105833/http://www.navweaps.com/Weapons/WNUS_61-62_ags.php|url-status=live}}

:*150 LRLAP guided projectiles were procured in FY2015 with a unit cost of $476,946.67{{cite web|title=Department of Defense Fiscal Year (FY) 2017 President's Budget Submission|url=https://www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Documents/17pres/PANMC_1_BOOK.pdf|access-date=9 November 2016|page=137|archive-date=9 November 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161109090916/http://www.secnav.navy.mil/fmc/fmb/Documents/17pres/PANMC_1_BOOK.pdf|url-status=live}}

:*unit cost in 2016: $800,000 to $1,000,000{{cite web|url=http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/jul_04_23.php|title=LRLAP Will Boost Fire-Support Range|date=July 2004|publisher=Navy League of the United States|access-date=2025-01-19|archive-date=2018-10-09|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181009013220/http://www.navyleague.org/sea_power/jul_04_23.php|url-status=live}}

Program history

June 2005 - Successful guided flight test of the LRLAP sets gun-launched guided projectile range record of {{convert|59|nmi|km|0}}.[http://www.spacewar.com/news/miltech-05l.html DD(X) Team Flies Long-Range Land-Attack Projectile to Record Range - Space War]
September 2010 - Successful unguided flight test.{{Cite web |url=http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/09/mil-100916-bae-systems01.htm |title=BAE Systems Completes Successful Rocket Ballistic Test of 5-Inch Long Range Land Attack Projectile |access-date=2010-09-17 |archive-date=2010-11-28 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101128085244/http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/library/news/2010/09/mil-100916-bae-systems01.htm |url-status=live }}
August 2011 - Two live fire tests of 45 nautical miles range.[http://www4.marinelink.com/news/conducts-testing-round340586.aspx "Navy Conducts DDG 1000 Round Testing."] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402225401/http://www4.marinelink.com/news/conducts-testing-round340586.aspx |date=2012-04-02 }} Naval Sea Systems Command Office of Corporate Communication, 23 September 2011.
June 2013 - Four full cycle live fire tests conducted.{{Cite web |url=http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=75215 |title="Navy Successfully Tests Long Range Attack Projectile." |access-date=2013-07-06 |archive-date=2015-07-15 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150715055527/http://www.navy.mil/submit/display.asp?story_id=75215 |url-status=dead }}
September 2013 - Lockheed receives $18 million contract to transition the LRLAP to production. Fielding planned for 2016.[http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1261 Lockheed Martin Receives $18 Million Contract to Transition the LRLAP to Production] - Navyrecognition.com, 24 September 2013
November 2016 - USN moves to cancel LRLAP projectiles citing excessive costs.

127 mm (5-inch) version

In cooperation with BAE Systems a version of LRLAP was designed to be used with the 127 mm 5"/54 caliber Mark 45 guns used on most Navy ships. It was never produced.[http://events.us.baesystems.com/SAS/prodserv/pdf/BAE-Systems-LRLAP-5inch.pdf]{{dead link|date=January 2018|bot=InternetArchiveBot|fix-attempted=yes}} Other guided munitions for these guns were BTERM and ERGM, which were also never produced.

=Specifications=

Caliber: {{cvt|127|mm|in}}
Guidance: GPS/INS
Range: {{convert|53|nmi|km|-1}} max
Warhead: Unitary high-explosive

References

External links

[http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/LongRangeLandAttackProjectile/index.html Advanced Gun System/Long-Range Land Attack Projectile - Lockheed Martin] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090204070237/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/products/LongRangeLandAttackProjectile/index.html|date=4 February 2009}}
[http://www.globalsecurity.org/military/systems/munitions/lrlap.htm Long Range Land Attack Projectile - Global Security]
[http://www.ddxnationalteam.com/gallery/LRLAP LRLAP Gallery- DD(X) National Team] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081202041922/http://www.ddxnationalteam.com/gallery/LRLAP|date=2 December 2008}}

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