US launches Precision Strike Missiles in Iran war in first combat use

The U.S. military recently deployed Lockheed Martin’s long-range Precision Strike Missile, or PrSM, for the first time in combat against Iranian targets, U.S. Central Command announced .

Video released Wednesday shows the next-gen munitions being launched in open desert terrain from M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket Systems as part of Operation Epic Fury. The operation against Iran has seen a variety of precision munitions launched from land, sea and air, according to CENTCOM .

“I just could not be prouder of our men and women in uniform leveraging innovation to create dilemmas for the enemy,” Adm. Brad Cooper, CENTCOM commander, said in a release.

The PrSM is enhanced with GPS capabilities to navigate in flight and can accurately strike targets from around 250 miles away. Its warhead is designed to deliver a fragmentation effect when it explodes, increasing power on impact. The missile, meanwhile, is reportedly built to withstand turbulent in-flight conditions.

The PrSM is among a wide array of advanced technological assets the U.S. military has deployed during its ongoing operations in Iran.

Other notable weapon deployments in the ongoing conflict include Patriot Interceptor Missile Systems and THAAD Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems. LUCAS one-way attack drones were also used for the first time in combat by the U.S. Special Operations Command-led Task Force Scorpion Strike.

Specific details about the targets engaged by the PrSMs have not been provided as of publication.

Prior to its combat debut, the U.S. Army was working with Lockheed Martin to ramp up production capacity for the munition, Defense News reported last October.

The Army tested its short-range and long-range capabilities on White Sands Missile Range in April and September of last year. Tests saw the munitions fired from HIMARS systems as well as the M270A2 Multiple Launch Rocket System, or MLRS.

Operation Epic Fury has seen over 2,000 military targets across Iran destroyed, the Pentagon said, including a naval frigate that was sunk in the first torpedo kill by a U.S. Navy submarine since World War II .

Zita Ballinger Fletcher previously served as editor of Military History Quarterly and Vietnam magazines and as the historian of the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration. She holds an M.A. with distinction in military history.

美国中央司令部宣布，美军近日首次在实战中部署洛克希德·马丁公司的远程精确打击导弹（PrSM），打击伊朗目标。

周三发布的视频显示，作为“史诗狂怒行动”的一部分，新一代弹药从M142高机动性火箭炮系统发射到开阔的沙漠地形中。据美国中央司令部称，此次针对伊朗的军事行动中，美军从陆地、海上和空中发射了多种精确制导武器。

“我为我们身穿制服的男女军人感到无比自豪，他们利用创新给敌人制造了难题，”中央司令部司令布拉德·库珀海军上将在一份声明中说。

PrSM导弹配备了GPS导航功能，可在飞行中导航，并能精确打击约250英里外的目标。其弹头设计成爆炸时产生碎片效应，从而增强撞击威力。同时，据报道，该导弹的设计能够承受飞行中的湍流环境。

PrSM是美军在伊朗持续军事行动中部署的众多先进技术资产之一。

在持续的冲突中，其他值得关注的武器部署包括爱国者拦截导弹系统和萨德反弹道导弹系统。此外，由美国特种作战司令部领导的“蝎子打击”特遣部队也首次在实战中使用了卢卡斯单向攻击无人机。

截至发稿时，尚未提供有关 PrSM 目标的具体细节。

据《防务新闻》去年 10 月报道，在投入实战之前，美国陆军曾与洛克希德·马丁公司合作，提高该弹药的生产能力。

去年4月和9月，美国陆军在白沙导弹靶场测试了其短程和远程导弹能力。测试中，弹药分别从HIMARS系统和M270A2多管火箭炮系统（MLRS）发射。

五角大楼表示，“史诗狂怒行动”摧毁了伊朗境内 2000 多个军事目标，其中包括一艘被击沉的海军护卫舰，这是自二战以来美国海军潜艇首次使用鱼雷击沉敌舰。

齐塔·巴林格·弗莱彻曾任《军事史季刊》和《越南》杂志的编辑，以及美国缉毒署的历史学家。她拥有军事史硕士学位（成绩优异）。