The Army has selected General Dynamics Ordnance and Tactical Systems, Aerojet and Alliant Tech Systems for its Alternative Warhead Program, an effort to develop new technologies to replace a variant of the Guided Multiple Launch Rocket System that uses cluster munitions. Three of the five companies that competed were awarded with a contract, Col. David Rice, project manager for precision fires, rockets and missile systems, told InsideDefense.com today. The three contracts are for a 20-month prototyping period that will finish...
