Army confirms prototype MRC fully operational after Tomahawk launch

By Jason Sherman / June 28, 2023 at 4:19 PM
The Army has confirmed full operational capability for the Mid-Range Capability after launching a Tomahawk cruise missile, capping a nearly three-year project to mitigate an “extremely high-risk capability gap” by fielding a prototype, land-based system armed with Navy precision-strike weapons to give the ground force formidable ship-sinking capability. On June 27, soldiers from the 1st Multi-Domain Task Force -- in conjunction with the Army Rapid Capabilities and Critical Technologies Office and the Navy Program Executive Office for Unmanned Aviation and...

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