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Lockheed Martin Conducts Farthest Test Shot Yet Of New Precision Strike Missile

By Matthew Beinart

Thursday, October 14th, 2021

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Lockheed Martin Conducts Farthest Test Shot Yet Of New Precision Strike Missile

Lockheed Martin's Precision Strike Missile during a May 2021 flight test. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

Lockheed Martin [LMT] on Wednesday conducted its farthest test shot yet of the new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), announcing the weapon “exceed[ed] maximum threshold” in its latest demonstration. Both Lockheed Martin and the Army’s Long Range Precision Fires Cross Functional Team declined to specify the exact distance accomplished, while a company official told reporters a day ahead of the demonstration that the maximum range test shot was intended to reach a range of 499 kilometers. “The Precision Strike Missile continues…

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