CENTCOM said the missile’s use provided the U.S. military with “an unrivaled deep strike capability,” the command wrote on X. The operation marked the first known combat deployment of the long-range surface-to-surface weapon system.
“I just could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform leveraging innovation to create dilemmas for the enemy,” Cooper said. The statement highlighted the role of new technologies in expanding the military’s operational options.
The Precision Strike Missile is a next-generation surface-to-surface weapon system developed for the U.S. Army. It is designed to support deterrence and provide enhanced capabilities to neutralize, suppress, and destroy targets at long range.
According to Lockheed Martin, the missile is part of a family of precision-strike systems intended to support brigade, division, corps, Army, theater, joint, and coalition forces. The system provides artillery units with a new long-range strike capability to engage targets at depth.
PrSM is designed to deliver missile-based indirect fires against targets at distances ranging from 60 kilometers to more than 499 kilometers. The system is intended to provide Joint Force commanders with increased range, lethality, survivability, and missile load capacity.
In a historic first, long-range Precision Strike Missiles (PrSMs) were used in combat during Operation Epic Fury, providing an unrivaled deep strike capability.
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— U.S. Central Command (@CENTCOM) March 4, 2026
Each launch pod can carry two PrSM rounds, and the missile is compatible with both the M270 Multiple Launch Rocket System and the HIMARS family of launchers. The system also uses an open systems architecture and modular design to allow adaptation for evolving operational requirements.
The missile uses an inertial navigation system supported by Global Positioning System guidance. Its warhead is an enhanced lethality design specifically developed for the Precision Strike Missile target set.
