Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser

The Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser or WCMD (pronounced wickem-dee) system is a US tail kit produced by Lockheed Martin for use with the Tactical Munitions Dispenser family of cluster bombs to convert them to precision-guided munitions. In 1997 the United States Air Force issued contracts to complete development and begin production of the WCMD, planning to modify 40,000 tactical munitions dispensers - 30,000 for CEM and 5,000 each for Gator and SFW - at a cost of US$8,937 per unit.^[1] When fitted with the WCMD the CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition and the CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon are respectively known as the CBU-103 and the CBU-105; the latter anti-armor weapon was deployed but not used during Operation Allied Force in the Kosovo War, and fired in combat during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

Variants

WCMD

• Guidance: INS updated with GPS data from launch platform before release.^[2]
• Range: 16–20 km (9.9–12.4 mi).
• Accuracy: 26 m (85 ft) CEP.

WCMD-ER

• Guidance: INS combined with integral GPS.
• Range: Wing kit extends range to 40–65 km (30–40 miles).
• Accuracy: 26 m (85 ft) CEP.

The WCMD-ER program was cancelled in August 2006 due to poor test results and budgetary pressures.^[3]

See also

• CBU-87 Combined Effects Munition
• GATOR mine system
• CBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon
• CBU-107 Passive Attack Weapon

References

External links

• WCMD-ER - Deagel
• Wind Corrected Munition Dispenser (WCMD)