The Army could get its next-gen Precision Strike Missiles in FY27 - Breaking Defense

The second generation of the Army’s Precision Strike Missile program will under early operational capability (EOC) in fiscal 2027, according to the Army’s FY23 budget documents.

The second increment of the Army’s new surface-to-surface missile will be equipped with technology to attack mobile or relocatable ground or maritime targets, with future planned increments to set to extend the range and increase lethality, the budget books state.

Soldiers are slated to receive the first increment of the Lockheed Martin-made missile in the fourth quarter of FY23, the budget documents show, as part of the Army’s plan to spend a total of over $3 billion on the program over the next five years. The first increment has completed six flight tests and is currently in the engineering and manufacturing development phase.