Army Adds Payload, Seeker & Range Improvements to Its Precision-Strike Missile

by Olawale Abaire, Warrior Editorial Fellow

The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) program is a main program of the Army’s modernization efforts set to achieve a new milestone with the fielding of its baseline capability, known as Increment 1 (Inc 1).

This new missile system, capable of being launched from both the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System (HIMARS) and the M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS), is expected to reach targets up to 500 kilometers away, surpassing the range of the legacy Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) which PrSM is slated to replace.

The Army is also pursuing a series of enhancements to the baseline PrSM, including:

– PrSM Inc 2, featuring a multimode seeker for striking maritime targets.

– PrSM Inc 3, which will incorporate enhanced lethality payloads.

– PrSM Inc 4, designed to extend the missile’s range beyond 1,000 kilometers.

PrSM Inc 2: Multimode Seeker for Maritime Targets