The U.S. Army plans to conduct four long-range exercises of the Lockheed Martin-built precision strike missile this year in a push to develop the weapon’s firing capacity. In March 2020, Lockheed was named as the final participant in the Army’s PrSM prototyping initiative. PrSM is slated for deployment in 2023.
Read More »Army Tests Long-Range Cannon Artillery System Ahead of Potential Tech Modifications in 2021
The U.S. Army has completed a recent assessment of a long-range cannon as part of efforts to deploy an artillery system that can hit targets 43 miles away. The Extended Range Cannon Artillery platform used a Raytheon Technologies-built Excalibur guided artillery component as part of the demonstration at Yuma Proving Ground in Arizona.
Read More »Lockheed, Raytheon to Demo Precision Strike Missiles Under Army Modernization Program
Lockheed Martin and Raytheon are slated to test their precision strike missile offerings in support of the U.S. Army's Long Range Precision Fires initiative, DefenseNews reported Monday.
Read More »Army Considers Autoloader for Extended-Range Cannon
The U.S. Army is looking to equip its extended-range cannon artillery system with an autoloader for increased fired rounds per minute and reduced personnel requirements, National Defense Magazine reported Thursday. Col. John Rafferty, director of the long-range precision fires cross-functional team, told reporters in Virginia that the service branch is assessing two different autoloaders: an industry-designed model and a government-designed model.
Read More »Army Funding Development of Anti-Ship Precision Strike Missiles
The U.S. Army earmarked funds for the development of a land-based, anti-ship missile as part of the Precision Strike Missile program, Defense News reported Wednedsay. Col. John Rafferty, director of the Army’s long-range precision fires cross-functional team, said the service is accelerating efforts for the first PrSM spiral of capability that will apply cross-domain functions to attack maritime targets.
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