Army announces Precision Strike Missile Completes Successful Production Qualification Test 1 Flight

WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO, UNITED STATES

11.13.2023

Story by Darrell Ames 

Portfolio Acquisition Executive FIRES

White Sands Missile Range, N.M. – The U.S. Army announced today that the Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 missile, launched from the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, demonstrated successful target engagements during the Production Qualification Test 1 flight conducted at White Sands Missile Range on Nov. 13, 2023.
Preliminary results from the test show the Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 missile performed nominally in terms of predicted flight trajectory, lethality, near-vertical engagement angle, and height of burst. A final flight test report is anticipated in December 2023.
The successful flight test satisfies the criteria for acceptance of Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 Early Operational Capability missiles in 1Q FY24. The PrSM Inc 1 missiles will begin to replace the Army’s inventory of ATACMS missiles and provide significantly extended range and lethality for Army long ranges precision fires.

• Date Taken: 11.13.2023
• Date Posted: 11.16.2023 10:21
• Story ID: 457940
• Location: WHITE SANDS, NEW MEXICO, US
• Hometown: REDSTONE ARSENAL, ALABAMA, US