US Army - Lockheed Martin Long Range Precision Fires (LRPF)

The most interesting thing about that post is that it claims AGM-183 cannot hit a moving target. Not surprising to me, but still interesting to hear someone say it.
 
Josh_TN said:
The most interesting thing about that post is that it claims AGM-183 cannot hit a moving target. Not surprising to me, but still interesting to hear someone say it.
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That could be easily remedied by incorporating a terminal homing seeker into the glide-vehicle.
 

Army Deploys Typhon Missile System To Japan For The First Time​

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Army Deploys Typhon Missile System To Japan For The First Time

Typhon brings the means to rapidly deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 missiles, giving the ability to put targets at risk up to 1,000 miles away. Typhon brings the ability to rapidly deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 missiles, giving the ability to put targets at risk up to 1,000...
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Army Deploys Typhon Missile System To Japan For The First Time​

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Army Deploys Typhon Missile System To Japan For The First Time

Typhon brings the means to rapidly deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 missiles, giving the ability to put targets at risk up to 1,000 miles away. Typhon brings the ability to rapidly deploy Tomahawk cruise missiles and SM-6 missiles, giving the ability to put targets at risk up to 1,000...
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That will no doubt cause some serious heartburn in the PLA's high-command;).
 
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U.S. Typhon missile system's presence in Japan sharpens Asia arms race

The United States on Monday showcased its Typhon intermediate-range missile system in Japan for the first time, underscoring Washington and Tokyo's growing willingness to field weapons that Beijing has condemned as destabilizing. The land-based launcher, capable of firing Tomahawk cruise...
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U.S. Army Resurrects Cancelled Marine Corps Tomahawk Launcher for Live Fire Test in 2026​

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U.S. Army Resurrects Cancelled Marine Corps Tomahawk Launcher for Live Fire Test in 2026 - Naval News

The U.S. Army is planning an inaugural test of Lockheed Martin's Long Range Fires (LRF) launcher in a live fire exercise in the Philippines during Balikatan 2026
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My guess would be they're using it as a surrogate for CAML-H, rather than actually considering LRF
 
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New U.S. Army Watercraft Transports Marine NMESIS in Test​

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New U.S. Army Watercraft Transports Marine NMESIS in Test - Naval News

The U.S. Army's latest watercraft demonstrated its ability to transport a Marine Corps NMESIS anti-ship launcher last week in Hawaii.
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What is that black rocket/missile being fired? It looks somewhat like an SM-2 Block III but without the mid-body strakes.
 
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Presumably Catellion Blackbeard, though I was unaware it was a two stage weapon.

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That is most definitely not 'blackbeard'. In either of its avatars.
 
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Oshkosh Ground-Based Tomahawk Launcher Breaks Cover​

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Oshkosh Ground-Based Tomahawk Launcher Breaks Cover - Naval News

Oshkosh Defense unveiled its Family of Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicles (FMAV) at AUSA 2025 this week, teeing up another potential launch platform for Tomahawk cruise missiles, MLRS Family of Munitions (MFOM) like GMLRS and PrSM, and Switchblade 600 one-way attack drones.
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Oshkosh is also displaying the Medium Multi-Mission Autonomous Vehicle (M-MAV), an autonomous MLRS launcher based on the FMTV A2 medium truck. M-MAV can fire all missiles in the MLRS Family of Munitions which includes GMLRS, ER-GMLRS, PrSM, ATACMS, and future MFOM weapons like the Joint Reduced Range Rocket (JR3).
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Joint Reduced-Range Rocket?

So, something throwing a heavy payload at shorter ranges, kinda like the South Korean TBM?
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It's a 127mm training rocket they are using to replace the blunt-nosed 227mm training rockets, but it comes in a 20+ pack so it looks like a back door to a Grad-type MRL.
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Smaller Rockets To Provide Key Artillery Firepower Boost Sought By Army

Smaller artillery rockets can greatly increase the magazine depth of existing launchers and blanket large areas in destruction.
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DeepFires Autonomous Launcher

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Key Features
- DeepFires is compatible with a variety of effectors, including Tomahawk and Patriot missiles.
- Fully autonomous capabilities for driving, firing and resupply to reduce soldier involvement in high-risk zones.
- Engineered to operate in diverse and harsh environments, DeepFires delivers reliable performance regardless of terrain or weather conditions.
- Increased payload capacity supports sustained operations, reducing resupply frequency.
- DeepFires operates independently of external power sources, enhancing the launcher’s mobility and survivability.
- Designed for rapid global deployment, DeepFires is C-130 transportable, ensuring readiness wherever it's needed.

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It's a 127mm training rocket they are using to replace the blunt-nosed 227mm training rockets, but it comes in a 20+ pack so it looks like a back door to a Grad-type MRL.
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Smaller Rockets To Provide Key Artillery Firepower Boost Sought By Army

Smaller artillery rockets can greatly increase the magazine depth of existing launchers and blanket large areas in destruction.
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There would definitely be a use for a short-range MLRS firing 5" rockets (Zuni rockets would be good) and even better if a guided version could be made too, basically a 5" GMLRS.
 
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Army accelerates PrSM output as ATACMS nears sunset​

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Army accelerates PrSM output as ATACMS nears sunset

The Army is expecting to enter a production contract with Lockheed Martin soon to deliver Precision Strike Missiles.
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What I'd like to see is a ballistic missile sized to fit the new Oshkosh Tomahawk launcher (6.5m x 0.533m), with a range of ~500km with a 1,000lb warhead and 800km with a 500lb warhead.
 
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What would be the expected target set?
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PrSM is mostly aimed at sensitive equipment/soft targets 500+km away. For harder/bigger targets, or where accuracy is degraded by jamming, you need a larger warhead, e.g. bridges, bunkers, hardened aircraft shelters, army barracks block, or ships with a terminal seeker and datalink upgrade at a later date. I see PrSM as an extended range MLRS rocket, a proper battlefield SRBM it isn't. At a later date pylon attachment points could also produce a cheap air-launched alternative to ARRW if that doesn't work out.

OpFires was probably too complicated/expensive. A single piece SRBM around about the full size of a Mk41 cell that can be mass-produced in volume is needed. If something like OpFires is still seen as necessary, I would simply lop the second stage off a dark Eagle and then later you could fit pylon attachment points and have HCSW-reborn, giving 3 distinct LRHW-based weapons with a high degree of commonality for reducing costs.
 
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So, Lockheed showed off its Long Range Maneuvering Fires missile (aka PrSM Inc 4) at AUSA today. It's a ramjet-powered "ballistic" missile, using the same EO/IR terminal seeker as PrSM Inc 2 (aka Land-Based AntiShip Ballistic Missile). They talk about a range of 800 km. The motor is a "dual mode" ramjet which I take to mean an integral ram rocket configuration.

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Lockheed Martin Reveals Ramjet-Powered Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile at AUSA 2025 - Naval News

Lockheed Martin's family of tested Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) variants will expand through 2026 as the company begins testing both the PrSM Increment 2 anti-ship ballistic missile variant and the PrSM Increment 4 long-range maneuvering fire variant. The company is also exploring...
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So, Lockheed showed off its Long Range Maneuvering Fires missile (aka PrSM Inc 4) at AUSA today. It's a ramjet-powered "ballistic" missile, using the same EO/IR terminal seeker as PrSM Inc 2 (aka Land-Based AntiShip Ballistic Missile). They talk about a range of 800 km. The motor is a "dual mode" ramjet which I take to mean an integral ram rocket configuration.

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Lockheed Martin Reveals Ramjet-Powered Anti-Ship Ballistic Missile at AUSA 2025 - Naval News

Lockheed Martin's family of tested Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) variants will expand through 2026 as the company begins testing both the PrSM Increment 2 anti-ship ballistic missile variant and the PrSM Increment 4 long-range maneuvering fire variant. The company is also exploring...
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One of these years they'll get ASALM working.
 
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One of these years they'll get ASALM working.
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Seems to be a case of re-record not fade away....


Army eyes mid-2026 procurement decision for PrSM Inc. 2 following early flight tests​

Army eyes mid-2026 procurement decision for PrSM Inc. 2 following early flight tests | InsideDefense.com

The Army is on track to begin flight testing the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile early next year, with a goal of obligating initial procurement funds by mid 2026, according to a senior service official.
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Autonomous Launchers Make Impact As Army Requirements Grow​

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Autonomous Launchers Make Impact As Army Requirements Grow

Missile-armed autonomous launchers from Oshkosh Defense and Raytheon DeepFires were out in force at the Association of the U.S. Army’s (AUSA) main annual symposium. Missile-armed autonomous launchers from Oshkosh Defense and Raytheon DeepFires were out in force at the Association of the U.S...
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This is very much surface level in terms of what General Atomics is actually doing with LRMP.

I would say I'm confused why Defense News did not opt for a show floor interview... but I know why and it hurts to see.
 

Lockheed preparing LRMF bid for Army’s Precision Strike Missile Inc. 4​

Lockheed preparing LRMF bid for Army’s Precision Strike Missile Inc. 4 | InsideDefense.com

Lockheed Martin is preparing a proposal for the Army’s next-generation long-range strike weapon, responding to a non-public solicitation issued in late September that could position its Long Range Maneuverable Fires (LRMF) technology as the baseline for Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment...
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Castelion wins first platform integration contracts for Blackbeard hypersonic missile​

“While envisioned as a primary munition for CAML, Blackbeard GL is designed to be compatible with existing HIMARS platforms as an interim solution," the Army's fiscal 2026 budget said.

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Castelion wins first platform integration contracts for Blackbeard hypersonic missile - Breaking Defense

“While envisioned as a primary munition for CAML, Blackbeard GL is designed to be compatible with existing HIMARS platforms as an interim solution," the Army's fiscal 2026 budget said.
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A company executive declined to reveal what Army platforms the Blackbeard will be integrated on in line with the contracts, however fiscal 2026 budget documents — yet to be passed by Congress — reveal the Army’s plans to develop a future Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) variant. This variant, dubbed the HX3, could “double the range” of the baseline weapon, the PrSM 1, at a cheaper price point. The budget documents said the service plans to test this capability with Castelion’s Blackbeard hypersonic missile as a way to hit “time sensitive moving targets and hardened targets” at a “much-reduced cost per missile than currently exists in the Army inventory.”
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