Lockheed: Max-range PrSM shot could possibly exceed 499km requirement

By Jason Sherman / October 13, 2021 at 8:17 AM
Lockheed Martin is planning an Oct. 13 flight test of its new deep strike weapon over the Pacific Ocean by conducting a maximum-range assessment of the Precision Strike Munition, untethering the next-generation surface-to-surface missile to fly out as far as it can -- possibly further than the 499-kilometer objective, according to a senior company representative. The planned flight test from Vandenberg Space Force Base, CA, is the fifth in three years for the fledgling PrSM program, Paula Hartley, Lockheed Martin...

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