The US Army today announced the first delivery of the new generation PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) long-range missile.
The US Army portal reported this on the evening of December 9.
Delivery of Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 Early Operational Capability (PrSM Increment 1) missiles follows successful production qualification tests in November at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.
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— The precision strike missile will provide Joint Forces Command with a 24-hour, all-weather capability that will counter the enemy's ability to conduct combat maneuvers and air defense operations, — said Doug Bush, Assistant Secretary of the Army for Acquisition, Logistics and Technology.
He said the rapid development and delivery of these capabilities is a clear example of the Army's active use of new congressional acquisition authorities, which allow America to “move much faster to provide soldiers with better equipment” ;.
These missiles could in the future replace the ATACMS missiles with a range of 300 km, which are currently in service with the US Armed Forces.
Precision Strike Missile
PrSM — This is a new generation army weapon for conducting high-precision fire over long distances. It belongs to the family of guided ballistic missiles developed by Lockheed Martin Corporation.
The missile is launched from the M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery missile systems and M270A2 multiple launch rocket systems and is capable of neutralizing targets at a distance of more than 400 km.
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Precision Strike Missile has an open architecture to accommodate future upgrades.
According to the Military portal, the US Army is already considering two improved versions of the missile: PrSM Increment 2 with a multi-mode homing system, also known as the LBASM land-based anti-ship missile, and PrSM Increment 3 with an increased warhead while maintaining the same flight range.
In addition, in 2023, Lockheed Martin and Raytheon Technologies-Northrop Grumman began developing projects for the PrSM Increment 4 missile with a flight range of more than 1000 km.
