Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile aces flight test

Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army successfully completed another Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) production qualification flight at White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.

During the test, a HIMARS launched two PrSMs in a long-range flight against a target set, validating the system’s accuracy and readiness. The demonstration follows successful flights in November and the first soldier-led test in December 2024. This series of flight tests is a critical step in Lockheed Martin’s missile development process, ensuring reliability, performance, and effectiveness before it reaches the battlespace.

“We continue to validate production during qualification testing as we approach a full-rate production decision from the Army,” says Carolyn Orzechowski, vice president of Precision Fires Launchers and Missiles at Lockheed Martin. “The recent tests verify operational capability and volume of fires at various ranges, proving PrSM can launch in rapid succession.”

The demonstration follows a contract award worth up to $120 million for tooling that will support ramping production capacity to 400 missiles per year.

PrSM is the U.S. Army’s next generation long-range precision strike missile capable of neutralizing targets out to more than 400km. As part of their 21st Century Security vision, the new surface-to-surface weapon features an open systems architecture design for maximum affordability and flexibility, is modular for future growth, and compatible with HIMARS and M270.