Hypersonic Weapons Reclaim The U.S. Army’s Long-Range Offense

Steve Trimble October 18, 2019

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The Army Tactical Missile System (Atacms), a surface-launched guided missile with a design range limited by a now-defunct treaty to 300 km (186 mi.), once met the U.S. Army’s definition for “long-range precision fires” (LRPF). Not any longer. By the middle of the next decade, the Army plans to field...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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