A Precision Strike Missile is fired.
A Precision Strike Missile is fired.
  • The US Army is receiving its first delivery of a new, short-range ballistic missile.
  • The Precision Strike Missile can travel 250 miles and be outfitted with a cluster munition payload.
  • It's set to replace the Army's arsenal of powerful ATACMS, some of which have been sent to Ukraine. 

The US Army just received its first batch of a new, short-range ballistic missile that's set to eventually replace its arsenal of powerful MGM-140 Army Tactical Missile Systems, or ATACMS, tactical ballistic missiles with a longer reach than artillery.