Friday, October 15, 2021

US Army’s Precision Strike Missile Breaks Distance Record

Lockheed Martin conducted a flight test of the Army's Precision Strike Missile in May 2021. (Photo courtesy of Lockheed Martin)  

Defense News: US Army’s Precision Strike Missile breaks distance record in flight test 

The U.S. Army’s Precision Strike Missile broke its distance record in a flight test at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, Oct. 13, according to an Oct. 14 Lockheed Martin statement. 

Lockheed Martin is the PrSM developer. The company and the Army have conducted five consecutive successful flight tests. 

The company did not disclose the distance the PrSM traveled in its flight test, but the goal of the test was to see exactly how far the missile can travel beyond its previous set requirement of 499 kilometers. 

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