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Program of Record · Program Executive Office Missiles and Space
Program Type
Program of Record
Lead Agency
United States Army · Sponsor: Program Executive Office Missiles and Space
Operational Domains
Land · Air
Mission Areas
Precision Strike +1
OVERVIEW
The Army's Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) is the successor to ATACMS, delivering ranges beyond 500 km with quad-pack launcher compatibility. The Long-Range Hypersonic Weapon (LRHW, "Dark Eagle") is a strategic-range boost-glide system based on the Common Hypersonic Glide Body co-developed with the Navy's Conventional Prompt Strike. Together they cover the Army's tactical and operational strike arc against hardened, defended, or moving targets in a contested environment. LRHW's first battery fielded in 2023 with subsequent flight tests through 2024-25 recovering from earlier launcher-related failures.
AT A GLANCE
Status
Fielding
Started
2017
Organizations
2
Technologies
3
Last reviewed 2026-07-23
PROGRAM TIMELINE
Announced
COMPLETE
Prototype
COMPLETE
Testing
COMPLETE
Fielding
CURRENT PHASE
Full capability
PLANNED
OBJECTIVES
01Replace ATACMS with the PrSM tactical strike missile
02Field the Dark Eagle strategic-range hypersonic system
03Establish the Army's role in theater-strategic strike
04Recover flight-test schedule after 2023-24 launcher issues
RELATED MISSIONS
RELATED TECHNOLOGIES
PARTICIPATING ORGANIZATIONS · 2
See all 2 in directory →Lockheed Martin CorporationParticipant · public program documentation
Leidos, Inc.Participant · public program documentation
Participation from public program documentation — never paid, never ranked. Contact Bearings deliberately omitted from the public layer.
RELATED PROGRAMS
REFERENCES
Army PEO Missiles + SpaceCRS hypersonic reportsGAO hypersonic-weapon reports
Last reviewed 2026-07-23
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