Lockheed Martin’s Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile has advanced to Phase 2 of the U.S. Army’s Mobile-Long Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) competition, the company stated.
The $30 million Phase 2 contract will see Lockheed Martin continue integration and testing of the system.
According to the company, Spike NLOS is designed to give Mobile Brigade Combat Teams the ability to strike obscured or distant targets with precision at long range. “Being down selected so quickly for Phase 2 of the M-LRPSM competition is a significant achievement, and we are confident our mature Spike NLOS system will meet the U.S. Army’s long-range precision strike needs and provide Mobile Brigade Combat Teams with the combat agility they need to succeed in a changing battlefield,” said Casey Walsh, program director for Lockheed Martin Multi-Domain Missile Systems.
Phase 2 will involve building and delivering hardware for safety and confirmation testing, including integrating the missile system onto an Infantry Utility Vehicle to assess its performance in varied environments. Lockheed Martin’s selection follows a successful Phase 1 demonstration in August, during which Spike NLOS reportedly engaged long-range obscured targets with precision.
The system has already been tested by several U.S. Army units, including the 101st Combat Aviation Brigade in the U.S. Central Command area, the 12th Combat Aviation Brigade during a joint exercise in Poland, and the 16th Combat Aviation Brigade at Yuma Proving Ground. A final decision on the M-LRPSM program is expected once Phase 2 testing concludes.
