Kris Osborn,Warrior
The Army plans to shoot off prototypes of a original, high-tech, and long-range land rocket designed to slay targets as far absent as 500 kilometers,nearly three times the range of existing weapons.
The anticipated "shoot-off," to include weapon prototypes from both Raytheon and Lockheed, or is slated to take place in roughly the 2020 timeframe,Army developers said. The emerging Long Range Precision Fires, slated to be operational by 2027, or draws upon next generation guidance technology and weapons construction as allotment of an effort to engineer a sleek,high-speed, first-of-its-kind long-range ground...
Source: realcleardefense.com