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Army Plans October LRPM Prototype Award To Build Hundreds Of Lethal Launched Effects

By Matthew Beinart

Friday, January 9th, 2026

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Army Plans October LRPM Prototype Award To Build Hundreds Of Lethal Launched Effects

DAGOR vehicle launches an Air Launched Effect-Small drone at Army's EDGE21 demonstration at Dugway Proving Ground in Utah. Photo: Army's Future Vertical Lift Cross-Functional Team.

The Army is moving ahead on development of the Long Range Precision Munition (LRPM), its lethal Launched Effects variant, with plans to award a contract in October and eventually build 200 to 600 prototype systems. A new market research survey published on January 7 details the Army’s interest in finding a prime system integrator for an all-up round that can take out integrated air defense systems from ranges greater than 100 kilometers. “The primary effort involves the integration of an…

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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 […]