| Wind Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Bomb guidance kit |
| Place of origin | United States of America |
| Service history | |
| Used by | SeeUsers |
| Production history | |
| Variants | SeeVariants |
| Specifications | |
Guidance system | Inertial guidance/GPS |
TheWind Corrected Munitions Dispenser orWCMD system is a US tail kit produced byLockheed Martin for use with the Tactical Munitions Dispenser family ofcluster bombs to convert them toprecision-guided munitions. In 1997 theUnited 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 theCBU-87 Combined Effects Munition,GBU-89 GATOR and theCBU-97 Sensor Fuzed Weapon are respectively known as the CBU-103, CBU-104 and the CBU-105; the latter anti-armor weapon was deployed but not used duringOperation Allied Force in the Kosovo War, and fired in combat during the2003 invasion of Iraq.
The WCMD-ER program was cancelled in August 2006 due to poor test results and budgetary pressures.[3]