{"id":15475,"date":"2022-04-07T14:04:34","date_gmt":"2022-04-07T14:04:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2022\/04\/07\/shoot-off-for-airborne-long-range-munition-coming-this-fall\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T21:31:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T21:31:15","slug":"shoot-off-for-airborne-long-range-munition-coming-this-fall","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2022\/04\/07\/shoot-off-for-airborne-long-range-munition-coming-this-fall\/","title":{"rendered":"Shoot-off for airborne long-range munition coming this fall"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">NASVHILLE, Tenn. \u2014 The Army is taking three vendors into <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/02\/05\/army-sets-first-shoot-off-for-airborne-long-range-precision-munitions\/\" target=\"_blank\">a shoot-off <\/a>this fall <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/06\/14\/us-army-to-choose-designs-for-long-range-precision-munitions-in-fy23\/\" target=\"_blank\">to choose a Long-Range Precision Munition <\/a>for AH-64E Apache attack helicopters and, once fielded, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/08\/26\/us-army-has-flexibility-in-its-path-to-a-future-attack-recon-aircraft-program-leaders-say\/\" target=\"_blank\">Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army\u2019s Program Executive Office for Missiles and Space said it selected three qualified systems from responses to a 2021 request for information, but did not say which vendors were chosen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The results will inform a final <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/ausa\/2019\/10\/15\/us-army-solidifying-plan-for-long-range-precision-munitions-for-future-vertical-lift\/\" target=\"_blank\">LRPM requirements<\/a> document and validate the maturity of potential solutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The options will be demonstrated through various scenarios from September through November of this year at Dugway Proving Ground, Utah, according to PEO Missiles and Space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While the Army has chosen an interim system \u2014 the Rafael-manufactured <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/01\/09\/army-to-field-israeli-made-long-range-missile-on-helicopters\/\" target=\"_blank\">Spike Non-Line-of-Sight munition<\/a> \u2014 it <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/digital-show-dailies\/aaaa\/2018\/04\/30\/army-extending-range-of-airborne-munitions\/\" target=\"_blank\">wants to extend the range of the munition<\/a> and operate it in degraded environments.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/digital-show-dailies\/dsei\/2019\/08\/27\/can-an-israeli-missile-give-us-army-aviation-an-advantage-in-future-warfare\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/ApacheMojaveDesert.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Can an Israeli missile give US Army aviation an advantage in future warfare?<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A Spike NLOS missile was fired from an Apache attack helicopter at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, as part of an experiment that will help the Army shape a requirement for a long-range precision munition for its aircraft that can penetrate enemy territory.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Army conducted 10 successful test shots from various Apaches in Israel and in the U.S. before deciding to move forward with the system to fill an immediate capability gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Buying Spike NLOS \u201cis a great idea of doing things faster to make sure we get, in this case, an initial capability that is much better than what we have today,\u201d Doug Bush, the Army\u2019s acquisition chief, said at the Army Aviation Association of America\u2019s conference.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Bush said the Army\u2019s authorization of the shoot-off will bring industry to the field to give the service a clear view of the technology.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019ll learn from that and [I] anticipate it will be successful moving into, in my suspicion, &#8230; rapid prototyping, but that would have to be determined in order to get that program moving quickly so we can get that capability on a much shorter timeline, for example, than [<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/10\/11\/after-delay-joint-air-to-ground-missile-full-rate-production-decision-now-due-in-mid-2022\/\" target=\"_blank\">the Joint Air to Ground Munition<\/a>] \u2014 a successful program, it just took a long time,\u201d Bush said. \u201cWe want to go much faster.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2020\/07\/24\/army-plans-for-airborne-long-range-missile-fly-offs-for-future-helicopters\/\" target=\"_blank\">LRPM space<\/a><b> <\/b>has seen \u201ctremendous\u201d innovation, Bush added. \u201cI saw some of it just walking around [at AAAA], so we have to get on that.\u201d Many of these munitions have characteristics more akin to unmanned aircraft systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin, the integrator of the Spike NLOS system, received the contract in November 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The first Apache equipped with the Spike NLOS for testing will begin flying in November and then will fire its first missile in January, Thomas Bargnesi, Lockheed\u2019s program manager for precision strike, told Defense News in interview at AAAA.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company will outfit two test birds, he said, then the Army will install Spike on the remaining Apaches \u2014 the latest V6 variant \u2014 for the first unit equipped by the end of calendar 2023.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cLockheed Martin and the Army have done a tremendous amount of refinement to the system,\u201d Bargnesi said, from cabling to finding optimal positions for mounting the weapon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed is also integrating Spike NLOS onto Joint Light Tactical Vehicles for the U.S. Marine Corps and for U.S. Special Operations Command vehicles, he noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The company confirmed it has been selected to participate in the shoot-off in the fall. \u201cAs the interim provider, we have good insight into the capabilities, the needs of the Army and the warfighter for the objective long-range precision munition program,\u201d Bargnesi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The main difference, he said, is the objective missiles will be produced in the United States. The company is in the process of setting up production facilities in Troy, Alabama, to accommodate those possible orders.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the same time, Lockheed is making technological changes to the system and working to Americanize it. \u201cWe expect to fly these enhancements here, first internally within the company, in June of this year,\u201d Bargnesi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He said the enhancements to Spike NLOS will include range improvements, compatibility with the Future Attack Reconnaissance Aircraft\u2019s ecosystem \u2014 expected to be fielded in the 2030 timeframe \u2014 and compatibility and interoperability under the Army\u2019s Modular Open System Architectures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On the science and technology level, the Army is looking to provide a future LRPM with increased range and the ability to fly in GPS-denied environments and in a wider range of weather conditions, according to 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