The U.S. Army has completed a series of soldier-led flight tests of Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, demonstrating the system’s readiness and compatibility with multiple launcher platforms, according to the company.
During the September trials, soldiers launched missiles from both a HIMARS and an M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System, marking the first time multiple rockets were fired from both platforms.
Lockheed Martin stated that the tests validated the Army’s ability to employ PrSM across its launcher fleet and represented a key milestone in the service’s modernisation priorities.
“This milestone validates the soldier’s ability to fire PrSM from all platforms in the U.S. Army inventory and certifies mission readiness,” said Carolyn Orzechowski, Vice President of Precision Fires Launchers and Missiles at Lockheed Martin. She added that the programme leverages digital technologies to accelerate development, testing and fielding.
According to the company, the tests met success criteria for lethality, range and accuracy, demonstrating extended-range capability and reliability across launch systems. Lockheed Martin described PrSM as a next-generation, long-range precision strike weapon designed to engage targets beyond 400 kilometres, using an open systems architecture and modular design intended to support future upgrades.
The company characterised the programme’s progress as the result of close collaboration with the U.S. Army, highlighting its focus on speed, agility and partnership in advancing precision fires modernisation.
The British Army had plans in place for this as part of our Deep Fires expansion.
Which is one reason why all the new missile programs this government have announced concern me.
One, are they mere window dressing?
Two, this was in place, fund it and buy it.
Three. Will those other programs, if they progress, drain the budget and leave the Army with nothing?
I’d rather have a US weapon that works than HMG propaganda on weapons that don’t exist, thank you.