WHY IS INTERCEPTING THE MGM-140 ARMY TACTICAL MISSILE SYSTEM (ATACMS) SO DIFFICULT?
The ATACMS is a GPS-guided weapon but uses multiple inertial navigation units knitted together with software, so it can maintain accuracy in the GPS-denied environment and is better than other GPS-guided weapons.
The ATACMS is not a traditional ballistic missile and does not strictly follow a ballistic trajectory. Its peculiarity is that it is not just a ballistic missile but a pseudo-ballistic missile. In other words, the American missile glides along a ballistic trajectory, occasionally changing direction using its onboard software-controlled inertial navigation system, confusing the illumination radar of opposing forces trying to detect the ATACMS. #ATACMS #S400MISSILE #UKRAINE #UKRAINEWAR #USARMY #LOCKHEEDMARTIN #MISSILE #AUSARMY