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Lightweight Multirole Missile
The Lightweight Multirole Missile (LMM; previously known as FASGW(L)) is a lightweight air-to-surface and surface-to-surface missile under development by Thales Air Defence for the United Kingdom. The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has placed an initial order for 1,000 missiles and deliveries were due to start in 2013.〔http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/04/06/Britain-orders-1000-Thales-LMM-missiles/UPI-27961302116385/ UPI〕 In June 2014, the British MOD "announced that a new contract to design and manufacture future anti-surface guided weapons (light) (FASGW(L)) missiles will protect more than 60 jobs at the Thales factory in Belfast."〔nnounced that a new contract to design and manufacture future anti-surface guided weapons (light) (FASGW(L)) missiles will protect more than 60 jobs at the Thales factory in Belfast.〕 The missile will be known as Martlet in British service.
==History==
LMM was initially conceived as Thales' response to the MoD's Future Air-to-Surface Guided Weapon (Light) FASGW(L) requirement. LMM has been designed to be launched from a variety of naval, air and land platforms against a wide range of targets. High precision reduces collateral damage and makes the missile suitable for asymmetric littoral operations.〔http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/Countries/United_Kingdom/2011/Thales%E2%80%99s_Lightweight_Multirole_Missile_on_show_at_IMDEX Thales〕 Development began in 2008 and the LMM uses technology from an earlier Thales missile, the Starstreak.〔http://www.defenseindustrydaily.com/Contract-Kicks-Off-Production-for-Thales-Small-LMMFASGW-L-Missiles-06829/ Defence Industry Daily〕 Qualification testing and initial production commenced in late 2011, following an initial contract by the UK Ministry of Defence in April 2011.〔http://www.thalesgroup.com/Press_Releases/Countries/Documents/2011/050411_First_production_contract_for_Thales%E2%80%99s__Lightweight_Multi-role_Missile_announced/?LangType=2057| Thales〕 Thales has conducted successful guidance control firings, including a semi-active laser (SAL) version.
The MoD contract includes the design, development and qualification of a laser beam rider version of LMM, together with production of an initial quantity of 1,000 missiles. These will be operated from the new Lynx Wildcat〔http://www.upi.com/Business_News/Security-Industry/2011/04/06/Britain-orders-1000-Thales-LMM-missiles/UPI-27961302116385/ UPI〕 and Thales graphics have shown helicopters carrying twin 7 round launchers. A more recent article says it will be "in packs of five on a single hardpoint" 〔http://articles.janes.com/articles/Janes-Air-Launched-Weapons/Lightweight-Multirole-Missile-LMM-United-Kingdom.html Janes 〕〔http://www.janes.com/article/40826/farnborough-2014-uk-awards-fasgw-integration-contract-for-wildcat〕 These are due to enter service in 2015. The contract was funded by a deal to "re-role previously contracted budgets to facilitate the full-scale development, series production and introduction of the LMM." In other words, other contract(s) were cut and the funds switched to paying for LMM. The most likely contract affected is for the Starstreak, which is approaching the end of its term.〔http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=6144980 Defence News〕
Thales have test-fired an LMM from a Schiebel Camcopter S-100, demonstrating a potential for use from unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs).
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