ARMY PURSUES NEW MID-RANGE MISSILE TO FILL GAP IN PRECISION FIRES

摘要

The Army is seeking a new mid-range missile system that can hit targets between 500 to 1,500 kilometers, or 310 to930 miles, to help fill a gap in its fires portfolio by 2023.Brig. Gen. John Rafferty, director of the Long-Range Precision Fires Cross-Functional Team, said the surface-to-surface launch capabilitycould prove beneficial if positioned in strategic areas such as the Pacific island chains.