Flies more than 400 km: US successfully tested the Precision Strike rocket that will replace ATACMS (video)

During the tests, they checked whether the rocket would collapse during the short-range maneuvers at short distances, the manufacturer's message was reported. It was found out that the projectile of the surviving and showing good results. The US Army confirmed that they had successful testing of the Precision Strike missile, which was launched from the Himars artillery missile system. During the tests, the rocket successfully struck the goals, while the impact indicators met the expected.

The test details were told in the Visual Information Service of the US Department of Defense and in Lockheed Martin. It is indicated that the precision Strike Missile Increment 1 test took place at the White Sands landfill on November 1, 2023. During the flight, a number of indicators were analyzed: trajectory, mortality, verticality of the lesion angle, rupture height. As a result, the rocket showed that she coped with the nominal predicted values ​​of these indicators.

The final report on the results of the tests will be published in a month - in December 2023. However, the data obtained is uploaded to take the Precision Strike Missile Increment 1 armament of the US Army, the Ministry of Defense reports. The process will begin in the first quarter of 2024. It is noted that the rocket will replace ATACMS because it has greater mortality, range and accuracy. Note that the test details can be found on the manufacturer's portal - Lockheed Martin.

The report states that during the tests they checked whether precision strikes were falling apart, maneuvering at short distances, having supersonic speed. It was found out that it successfully "retains integrity". The company also informed that the rocket is suitable for use from HIMARS and M270. It should be noted that on October 4, it became known about the test of the American winged rocket, which was handed over to the nuclear warhead. It is indicated that this is ninth trials.

At the same time, the United States will be predicted not earlier than 2027. On November 10, a video of the American bomber B-21 Raider posted on the network. The video, shot at one of the landfills, shows how an unusual plane takes off, and the military did not deny that the recording was freely widespread. The peculiarity of the stealth bomber is that it is the carrier of the AGM-181 LRSO missile, which can get the target at a distance of 2500 km.