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DENVER, Colo., November 21, 2024 – Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) today announced continued investment in its technology demonstrations with the upcoming launch of the LM 400, a new mid-sized, common, multi-mission space vehicle. It has completed testing and is currently preparing to embark on its journey on a Firefly Aerospace Alpha rocket in the first half of 2025.
“The LM 400 is Lockheed Martin’s most capable space vehicle, and is able to serve any mission in any orbit,” said Jeff Schrader, vice president, strategy and business development at Lockheed Martin Space. “This mid-sized, common bus is a game changer, because it can support any type of customer, including military, civil and commercial users – and can be customized to each individual mission.”
This mission will join Lockheed Martin’s growing self-funded technology demonstration portfolio, including the Electronically Steerable Antenna and Pony Express 2. These launches are centered on innovation and designed to deliver proven capabilities with greater speed and agility, which means customers gain access to advanced manufacturing and digital engineering that has already been tested on-orbit to address emerging threats.
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Lockheed Martin and the U.S. Army conducted another test of the PrSM (Precision Strike Missile) in a "double shot" salvo of two missiles at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on Nov. 19, 2024, the company announced. This was a "production qualification flight test", following the fourth EOC (Early Operational Capability) production contract awarded on Mar. 6, 2024.
The contract was worth $219 million and will cover the production of an unspecified quantity of EOC PrSM weapons. Lockheed Martin delivered the first missiles in Dec. 2023 following a successful production qualification test a month prior.
Meant to eventually replace the ATACMS (Army Tactical Missile System), PrSM has been described as the Army''s next-generation, long-range tactical guided surface attack weapon capable of neutralizing targets out to more than 400 km. The all-weather, guided missile can be fired from both the M270A1 MLRS (Multiple Launch Rocket System) and the M142 HIMARS (High Mobility Artillery Rocket System).
Regarding the latest test, the statement added that the two PrSMs were launched in a "mid-range flight against a set target proving the system''s continued accuracy and readiness." The test saw the weapons being employed by a HIMARS launcher.
Defense News added that the test also "included having an operator in the cab to prove out soldier safety requirements during firing for the first time." Also, the double shot capability was needed "per Army doctrine that requires two missiles to be fired at a target in operations in order to effectively guarantee hitting an incoming threat target."
In its own statement, the Army said that preliminary results from the test indicate the PrSM Inc 1 missiles performed nominally across all test objectives, including predicted flight trajectory, range, lethality, engagement angle, and warhead performance.
As the replacement for the MGM-140 ATACMS, the PrSM can strike air defense systems, missile launchers, command and control (C2) nodes, troop assembly/staging areas at ranges of more than 400 kilometers. Its open systems architecture allows accommodating future growth as new technologies become available. A key feature is its slightly thinner girth compared to the ATACMS, allowing space for an additional PrSM in an HIMARS pod, where only one ATACMS could fit.
The Army''s assistant secretary for acquisition, logistics and technology Doug Bush had previously said that "the PrSM will provide Joint Force Commanders with a 24/7, all-weather capability that will counter the enemy''s ability to conduct combat maneuver and air defense operations." This suggests a SEAD/DEAD (Suppression/Destruction of Enemy Air Defense) role, with Lockheed Martin''s Sniper Networked Targeting Pod possibly having a role in the mix.
Along with the LRHW (Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon), the PrSM forms one component of the U.S. Army''s MDTF (Multi-Domain Task Force). The LRHW, also known as Dark Eagle, and the PrSM can reach ranges of 2,776 km and 400- 500 km, respectively. The other component is the MRC (Mid-Range Capabilities) Typhon system, comprising the SM-6 (Standard Missile-6) tweaked for surface strikes and the Tomahawk LACM (Land-Attack Cruise Missile). Both have ranges of over 1,500 km.
The MDTFs would be the U.S. Army''s key surface-to-surface missile systems, both in Europe and the Indo-Pacific. On Jul. 10, 2024, the White House announced the deployment to Germany by 2026 of all the four missiles. According to Defense News, the Army established the 2nd MDTF in Europe in 2021. Two other MDTFs are based in the Indo-Pacific theater with plans to set up two more for a total of five MDTFs.
On Jun. 16, 2024, the Army''s 3MDTF, the 1-181 Artillery Regiment, used two PrSMs against a moving sea target for the first time as a part of the Valiant Shield 24 SINKEX (Sinking Exercise) in Palau in the Indo-Pacific. The missile was fired from an AML (Autonomous Multi-Domain Launcher), where it engaged a moving maritime target in conjunction with other Joint assets.
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