The US Army studies the possibility of increasing the range of missiles Precision Strike Missile (PRSM) is almost tripled – from the current 500 kilometers to 1600 kilometers, reports Breaking Defense.
According to the publication, in the future, weapons can get advanced engines, which, without increasing the dimensions of the rocket, will allow it to run it from the combat vectors of the nasal fire system (RSZO) of the high Mobility Artillery Rocket System (Himars). Breaking Defense reminds that the initial PRSM will go into service in 2023.
In December 2019, Brigadier General John Rafferti stated that at the European Theater of Hypothetical Military Activities Developed for the US Army Rocket Class “Earth-Earth” will become a “killer” of Russian anti-air defense systems (for example, C-400 “Triumph”) , whereas in the Pacific Ocean the purpose of the weapon will be Chinese combat ships.
In November 2020, Forbes magazine reported that in the framework of training maneuvers, the US militarys were replicated in Romania two Himars combat vehicles, after which they released several missiles in the air and returned the installation to Germany.
According to the Edition of Defense News, currently the maximum range of PRSM is equal to 499 kilometers, but this indicator can be upgraded to 550 kilometers, since the United States and Russia are not related to the obligations under the negotiated and medium-range missiles (DRMSD).