This missile just proved itself in Iran. The US needs more, ASAP

(Ryan Brobst and Bradley Bowman – Defense One) Pentagon officials report that the ground-launched Precision Strike Missile—PrSM for short—made a successful combat debut in the opening hours of the war on Iran. The new, now-proven ground-launched missile offers long-range strike capacity needed in the Middle East, to counter further Russian aggression in Eastern Europe, and to deter Chinese action in the Pacific. Washington should move quickly to replace expended PrSMs and expand the U.S. capacity to produce them. Like the older Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, the Precision Strike Missile is a short-range ballistic missile fired from the M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems (HIMARS) or the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS). PrSM has a longer range than ATACMS—longer, indeed, than the 499 km limit of the now-lapsed Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces Treaty. And its smaller size means each HIMARS and MLRS can load twice as many PrSMs. – This missile just proved itself in Iran. The US needs more, ASAP – Defense One