Program Status
- 1994 - Program started.
- December 2001 - All-up round guided test flight of an ERGM at White Sands Missile Range, NM.
- February 2005 - Successfully test fired two tactical ERGM rounds.
- April 2005 - U.S. Navy closes original ERGM program and re-opens new competition to meet the requirement.
- March 2008 - Navy ends funding to Raytheon effectively killing the program.
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