FZ275 LGR

The FZ275 LGR - Laser Guided Rocket is a weapon system by Thales (formerly : Forges de Zeebrugge). It is intended to provide a low-cost guided missile compatible with existing unguided 70mm rocket launch platforms.The HE (High Explosive) version of the FZ275 LGR is equipped with a HE warhead. It can be set from the cockpit to detonate on impact

Program status

• 2006 – Program start
• November 2010 – First successful firing of a laser guided rocket FZ275 LGR on the NATO (TrÜbPl) firing range in Bergen with support of the German Armed Forces (Bundeswehr). The target (3mx3m) at 4.6 km distance from a platform was successfully hit with an accuracy of about 0.5m.
• October 2015 – Successful air-to-ground test firing onboard South-African (SAAF) Rooivalk helicopter at Denel Overberg Test Range (OTB)
• December 2017 - Test firings conducted on a H145M platform at the Älvdalen test range of the Swedish Defence Materiel Administration Flight test Centre, in an adverse and challenging environment.

Specifications

• Diameter: 70 mm (2.75 in)
• Length: 1.8m
• Weight: 12.8 kg
• Guidance: Semi-active laser homing (SALH).
• Range from Sea Level: Min: 1.5 km Max: 8 km
• Motor: FZ276 MOD.2 motors.
• Warhead: FZ319 HE warhead with MK352 fuze

See also

• Direct Attack Guided Rocket
• Low-Cost Guided Imaging Rocket
• Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System
• Roketsan Cirit
• Guided Advanced Tactical Rocket – Laser