The Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) has an anti-ship version. The Department of the Navy should reverse Marine Corps Force Design and have the Navy Expeditionary Combat Command (NECC) step in to use that missile.
Lockheed Martin’s family of tested Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) variants will expand through 2026 as the company begins testing both the PrSM Increment 2 anti-ship ballistic missile variant and the PrSM Increment 4 long-range maneuvering fire variant. The company is also exploring ship-launched PrSM capability from Mark 41 VLS cells on U.S. Navy warships.
I'm sure the Army Multi-Domain Task Force (MDTF) and the Marine Littoral Regiment (MLR) will get this missile.
I can understand the Army interest in long-range fires when the Air Force is more focused on Victory Through Air Power campaigns that downgrade Army battlefield needs.
I don't understand the Marine Corps direction. And even if the new missile improves the anti-ship capability, it still seems like the Marine Littoral Regiments are masters of none.
Perhaps this missile is an opportunity to ease the NECC into the anti-ship role, which this organization should have had.
The Marines, reorganized (with updates) back to their prior focus, would still be tapped for ground security and perhaps air defense depending on what capabilities the NECC can absorb.
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NOTE: Illustration from the article. Also, I have a small amount of Lockheed Martin stock.
