ERGMs fly at White Sands.

February 2005 saw successful test firings of Raytheon's 5-inch Extended Range Guided Munition rounds at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico. After the crushing G-effect of gun launch, the two rounds deployed their cruciform fins and their rocket motors ignited. Both rounds achieved stable flight and acquired and tracked GPS satellites. They then developed in-flight navigational solutions and were guided to the target area over 40 knots distant. David Martin, Raytheon Projectiles product line vice president commented, <<With the performance we saw today, we've completed the final engineering flight test, gained valuable total system performance data, and demonstrated a revolutionary capability that will fill the gap in naval surface fires as soon as possible with one of the first precision guided munitions to be fired from a gum>>. Both missiles were equipped with the Interstate Electronics (L-3 Communications subsidiary) Selective Availability Anti-Spoofing Module (Sassm)-based GPS TruTrak receiver, which provides precise measurement to the onboard computer, even in a hostile jamming environment. The TruTrak receiver features a twelve-channel architecture that provides rapid Time-To-First-Fix (TTFF) logic parameters.