US Army DeepStrike Missile With 500Km Range Passes Preliminary Design Review - Raytheon

The US Army's DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile with a range of 60-to-499 kilometers has completed the preliminary design review in preparation for flight tests later in 2019, Raytheon said in a press release on Tuesday

WASHINGTON (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 26th March, 2019) The US Army's DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile with a range of 60-to-499 kilometers has completed the preliminary design review in preparation for flight tests later in 2019, Raytheon said in a press release on Tuesday.

"The DeepStrike missile meets the Army's Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, requirement, and will replace the current missile that was designed in the 1970s and is approaching the end of its service life," the release said. "During the Preliminary Design Review, the Army evaluated every aspect of the new missile's design, from its advanced propulsion system and innovative lethality package to its guidance system.

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Raytheon explained in the release that the missile is designed to destroy targets 60-499 kilometers away, improve effectiveness and responsiveness compared to current systems, and restore the Army's capability to overmatch adversaries.

The missile is designed to fly farther, faster and pack more punch than the current weapon used by the army, Raytheon added.

The next step will involve tests to demonstrate the missile's capabilities, according to the release.