Army conducts successful PrSM launch test from M270A2

The Army conducted a successful launch of a Precision Strike Missile from an M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System for the first time this month, according to the service and prime contractor Lockheed Martin.

The production qualification test was conducted at White Sands Missile Range, NM on April 10, and demonstrated PrSM’s ability to launch from an M270A2, as well as “engage a target with precision and lethality,” according to an Army press release.

According to the Army, the missile’s performance was “nominal for all parameters” while also demonstrating its lethality and readiness. Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, the program executive officer for missiles & space, called the test “another significant milestone for the PrSM program.”

Increment One of PrSM has a baseline range of 400 km, and Lozano told Inside Defense last month that they were through about half of the eight flight tests scheduled in fiscal year 2025. The Army expects a milestone C decision sometime in July, he said at the time.

During the recent test this month, the missile fired at multiple targets that included a radar and rotary wing platform, according to Lockheed. Carolyn Orzechowski, Lockheed’s vice president of precision fires launchers and missiles, said in a statement this week that the test demonstrates PrSM can work “seamlessly” with the tracked 270A2 launcher, which fires the same munitions as the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System.

Additionally, the company noted the short-range flight demonstrated PrSM’s ability to “maneuver and maintain accuracy, even under the most stressful conditions.”

“While PrSM's primary mission is long range fires, Lockheed Martin validates accuracy and reliability of the missile even at the shortest distances before we provide it to warfighters,” Orzechowski said.