U.S. missile appears to leave wide blast trail

A close look at the new U.S. Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) highlights
the potential peril of deploying the weapon near population centres
due to its apparent damage radius

LOCKHEED MARTIN PrSM
Surface-to-surface ballistic missile
intended to replace Army Tactical
Missile System (ATACMS)

Range: 60km to more than 499km

Speed: Classified (high
subsonic to low supersonic)

Weight: 816kg

Length: 4m

Guidance: GPS-aided
inertial navigation
system

Airframe
Lightweight
composite

Warhead
High explosive
preformed
fragments that
can pierce
soft armour

Powerplant
Single-stage
solid-fuel
rocket motor 

DAMAGE
RADIUS

Around 50m: Implied
by promotional material
from Lockheed Martin

Over 170m: Analysis of apparent
PrSM strikes on Lamerd, Iran

Launch pod
Holds two missiles,
compared to ATACMS
pods that carry
only one

Launch system
Compatible with
U.S. ArmyÕs
High Mobility
Artillery Rocket
System (HIMARS)
and Multiple
Launch Rocket
System (MLRS)

HIMARS
launcher

Sources: Airwars, Associated Press, Lockheed Martin
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