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WCMD
(redirected from Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser)

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WCMDWind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser
WCMDWelsh College of Music and Drama (institution of higher education in Cardiff, Wales, UK)


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This involves installing a digital stores management system for improved cockpit control of weapons systems, new cockpit displays, a Situational Data Link to provide more accurate information about friendly forces and potential enemy threats, a direct-current generator upgrade, guided weapons, such as the JDAM and Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser, and an advanced targeting pod.
Ground attack: Air Force seeks to upgrade close air support fleet by Kennedy, Harold / National Defense
In the interim, the US Air Force plans to have 40,000 TMDs (including the CBU-102 series) fitted with the Lockheed Martin Wind-Corrected Munitions Dispenser (WCMD, pronounced "Wick-Mid") tail kit, which employs inertial navigation to steer the munition from a GPS-derived release point to precise target co-ordinates, compensating for wind and adverse weather.
Bolt from a more distant blue: between the two extremes of low-cost ... by Gander, Terry J / Armada International
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