Raytheon's New DeepStrike Missile Exceeds US ARMY Lethality Requirements
May 22, 2019 | Raytheon CompanyEstimated reading time: 1 minute
Raytheon Company successfully tested an advanced warhead for the new DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile, moving the weapon closer to its first flight test planned for later this year.
A successful warhead test moves Raytheon’s DeepStrike surface-to-surface missile closer to its first flight test later this year. (Photo: The National Ordnance and Ballistic Test Center)
The DeepStrike missile is Raytheon's offering for the U.S. Army's Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, program. PrSM will replace the Army Tactical Missile System, which was designed in the 1970s and is rapidly approaching the end of its service life. During the arena test, experts at the National Technical Systems testing facility detonated the warhead inside a controlled environment and determined it exceeds Army performance requirements based on the mass and distribution of fragments.
"This test, on the heels of our successful preliminary design review for DeepStrike, shows how quickly we are moving to deliver this much-needed capability to ground troops," said Dr. Thomas Bussing, Raytheon Advanced Missile Systems vice president. "With our advanced technology and expertise in missile design and development, Raytheon is uniquely positioned to provide the Army with the best possible, long-range surface-to-surface missile."
Featuring an innovative, two-in-the-pod design and other advancements, Raytheon's new, long-range precision strike missile will fly farther, faster, cover more range and double the firepower at half the cost. It's also more maneuverable and has a modular, open architecture that simplifies system upgrades.
Raytheon's DeepStrike missile will defeat fixed land targets 60-499 kilometers away, improve responsiveness compared to current systems and restore the Army's capability to overmatch an adversary on the battlefield.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2018 sales of $27 billion and 67,000 employees, is a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of innovation spanning 97 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art electronics, mission systems integration, C5I products and services, sensing, effects and mission support for customers in more than 80 countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Massachusetts.
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