Bigger motor, punchier warhead sought in Army's new long-range missile

By Sebastian Sprenger / October 23, 2015 at 5:54 PM
The Army believes a new program is needed for developing a missile that can travel 499 kilometers, just up to the limit of a landmark, Cold War-era arms control treaty. That is the conclusion -- somewhat foregone, as a formal analysis of alternatives is not quite finished -- propagated by key officials earlier this month at the annual convention of the Association of the United States Army in Washington. Among the alternatives considered by the service was restarting production of...

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