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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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