The Army is finding ways to accelerate its new Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) as it begins to field it more widely to the force while sunsetting its 40-year-old tactical missile system, Maj. Gen. Frank Lozano, program executive officer for missiles and space, told Defense News.

The service is expecting a production contract for the first increment of PrSM by the end of the month, with Lozano noting, “We will put Lockheed Martin under contract for 400 missiles.”

The Army has been working with Lockheed Martin, the missile’s producer, to increase production capacity in the lead up to the major production deal.

The first set of PrSMs was delivered in December 2023, as the Army began to replace the legacy Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).

The missile — which can launch from both the

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