The Army is deciding how much farther to extend the range requirement for its Precision Strike Missile as the service plans to field the system in 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The current range requirement on the missile is 310 miles, but in Oct. 2021, the Army conducted a test of PrSM that is believed to have exceeded the present requirement, originally reported by Army Times sister publication Defense News<\/p>\n\n\n\n
America\u2019s withdrawal from the Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty with Russia has given the United States leeway to develop PrSM to fly farther than originally required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Since Russia\u2019s invasion of Ukraine \u2013 and increased tensions in the Indo-Pacific \u2013 more attention has been placed on the potential to grow the missile\u2019s range. While the European theater would be able to work with such distances, a longer range is required to be a decisive factor in the Pacific, said Col. Rory Crooks, project lead for PrSM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Key U.S. allies have also agreed to purchase PrSMs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Australia and the U.S. Army announced plans to develop precision missile capabilities, contributing $70 million to the $907 million PrSM program. Meanwhile, the United Kingdom plans to field PrSM in 2024 as a part of an upgrade to its M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In Sept. 2021, the Army approved PrSM to move into the manufacturing and engineering development phase. Lockheed Martin was awarded two contracts to produce early operational PrSMs totaling more than $200 million.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The service plans to field the weapon in Fiscal Year 2023, while pulling in more capabilities later, including extended range and enhanced seekers. Land-Based Anti-Ship missile seekers are also expected to be integrated into PrSM in 2023.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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