The US Army wants to have more than a hundred Precision Strike Missiles (PrSM) by 2024. Further
What is known
PrSM is the missile that will replace ATACMS. It is designed for the M142 HIMARS highly mobile artillery rocket systems and the M270 MLRS multiple launch rocket systems.
Draft Budget for Fiscal Year 2024involves the purchase of 110 Increment 1 missiles with a launch range of 500 km in the amount of $384 million. For comparison, the ATACMS ballistic missile can hit targets at a distance of up to 300 km.
Lockheed Martin has no plansstop at PrSM Increment 1. The American manufacturer will continue to develop the program. To do this, the US Army is asking Congress for $273 million for fiscal year 2024.
The main goal is to increase the maximum rangelaunch PrSM up to 1000 km. This was announced at the AUSA 2022 arms exhibition in Australia by a representative of Lockheed Martin. Such a range could be achieved with the advent of the PrSM Increment 4, but the future of the rocket is still uncertain. But 650 km is a very real goal.
Source: Defense News