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Army Exploring PrSM Inc. 5 Capable Of Ranges Beyond 1000 km, Potential Hypersonic Speeds

By Matthew Beinart

Tuesday, December 3rd, 2024

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Army Exploring PrSM Inc. 5 Capable Of Ranges Beyond 1000 km, Potential Hypersonic Speeds

Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM)

The Army is exploring development of a fifth increment of its new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) that would be fired from a larger pod to reach ranges beyond 1,000 kilometers and achieve potential hypersonic speeds, a lead official said Tuesday. Brig. Gen. Rory Crooks, director of the Army’s Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, on Tuesday acknowledged interest in a PrSM Inc. 5 and the LRPF CFT later confirmed the project is expected to enter into a science and technology phase…

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Army Relooking At Its ‘Whole Aviation Transformation’ Plan, Acting Chief Tells Lawmakers

The Army is relooking at its “whole aviation transformation initiative,” the service’s acting chief of staff told lawmakers on Tuesday, to include its approach for future procurement of “enduring” platforms. […]

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Lawmakers Request DoD Briefing On Army’s Planned Cuts To Aviation Procurement

A bipartisan group of House lawmakers has sent a letter asking the Pentagon for a briefing on the potential industrial base impacts as a result of the Army’s planned cuts […]

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CENTCOM Looking To Lessons Learned From Use Of LUCAS Drones

U.S Central Command (CENTCOM) is looking to lessons learned from its use of Low-cost Unmanned Combat Attack System (LUCAS) drones by Phoenix-based SpektreWorks, according to CENTCOM head Adm. Brad Cooper. […]

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Hegseth Says DoD Open To Reviewing Army’s Planned Cuts To Legacy Helicopter Procurement

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has told lawmakers the Pentagon is open to reviewing the Army’s planned procurement cuts to its legacy manned aviation fleet. Rep. Rosa DeLauro (D-Conn.), ranking member […]