Lockheed Martin conducts second PrSM test

Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control conducted the second consecutive flight test of its candidate next-generation surface-to-surface missile solution for the US Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) programme at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico on 10 March.

Fired from an M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) launcher, the prototype missile (similarly designated Precision Strike Missile - PrSM), “flew a nominal trajectory about 180 km to the target area, culminating in a highly accurate and lethal warhead event,” according to a Lockheed Martin statement. “Test objectives included confirming the missile’s flight trajectory, range, and accuracy from launch to warhead event, as well as warhead lethality, HIMARS launcher integration and overall missile performance,” the statement noted.

Lockheed Martin conducted the initial test of its prototype Precision Strike Missile solution on 10 December 2019 at White Sands Missile Range. During that test, the surface-to-surface missile was fired from a HIMARS launcher and flew about 240 km to the target area.

“This second consecutive successful flight test of Lockheed Martin’s PrSM validates our missile technology and confidence that Lockheed Martin is uniquely positioned to deliver this important, cost-effective capability to meet our US Army customer’s priorities,” Gaylia Campbell, vice president of Precision Fires and Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles & Fire Control noted.

Lockheed Martin conducted the second consecutive test of its candidate hypersonic surface-to-surface missile solution for the US Army’s Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) programme on 10 March 2020 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico. The test follows the missile’s inaugural flight in December 2019, shown here. (US Army Public Affairs)