During SAHA EXPO 2024, MKE displayed a mock-up of 122 mm guided artillery rocket fitted with deployable wings for longer ranges.
A MKE official has stated that the goal is to develop an extended-range 122 mm guided artillery rocket with a range of 67.5 kilometres and the firing tests are planned to be made this year.
Conventional 122 mm artillery rockets can reach a range of 20 to 40 km depending on the configuration of the rocket motor. MKE wants to take a new approach by adding deployable wings to provide a gliding capability.
The stated range roughly nears 227/230 mm artillery rockets which mostly are rated at 70 km.
If the idea works, MLRS units could have the option of striking more targets at similar ranges with the aforementioned larger artillery rockets as most MLRS platforms can carry 20 to 40 122 mm artillery rockets.
ROK's Poongsan Group has proposed a similar idea but for 155 mm artillery with the GGAM design. Like MKE's 122 mm extended-range rocket, GGAM utilises deployable wings to glide towards the target at longer ranges.
