US Army Selects Five Companies for PrSM Development
The companies will compete in two fly-offs as the service seeks a missile that can strike ships and mobile land targets 1,000 km away.
- On Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2026, the U.S. Army awarded five Other Transaction Authority agreements to Anduril, Castelion, Lockheed Martin, Mach Industries, and RTX to develop Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 prototypes.
- This initiative restarts competition for the service's next long-range weapon, which must launch from the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System and hit moving targets at least 1,000 km away.
- Each company will build prototypes for the Increment 4 missile, which intends to double the range of the current PrSM baseline while maintaining compatibility with existing HIMARS launchers and open systems architecture.
- Although the Army did not disclose the value of the awards, RTX stated it is making "substantial capital investments to support our customer's evolving operational needs" as firms begin development.
- Initial prototype work will conclude in fiscal 2027 with a competitive fly-off, after which the Army will conduct a down-select to narrow the field for subsequent development phases.
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