Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract
The deal is for the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile, designed to replace an older system.
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Lockheed Martin won a US Army contract worth up to $1.2 billion to produce the Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 as it ramps up output of the long-range weapon.
Photograph: Times of India (embedded from source)
What this story says
- Lockheed Martin announced a contract valued at up to $1.2 billion with the U.S. Army.
- The contract is for the production of the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM).
- The PrSM Increment 2 is designed to replace the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS).
- The contract may extend through September 2031.
Who covered it
Percentages are shares of the 11 outlets carrying a published leaning rating. 3 of the 14 outlets we know ran this story carry no rating and are not counted in them. Coverage measured .
Trust
70/100
Craft
70/100
Hype
15/100
14 sources · methodology
Thin on the left so far
None of the 11 outlets with a published leaning rating that ran this story are rated left.
This story is still being watched, so it is a count and not yet a finding. Coverage keeps arriving for hours after an event, and a side that has published nothing this morning may publish by tonight. If it is still true when we stop checking, we will say so plainly.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Army worth up to $1.2 billion. The agreement is for the production of the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). This missile is intended to replace the Army Tactical Missile System, also known as ATACMS. The contract is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award, with work potentially continuing until September 2031.
Missile capabilities and contract duration
The PrSM Increment 2 variant has demonstrated the ability to engage moving maritime targets, according to Lockheed Martin. This capability expands the missile's role beyond its existing long-range precision-strike function. The contract is structured as an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award, meaning specific quantities and delivery schedules will be determined by separate orders. The U.S. Army has stated the order is valued at approximately €1.04 billion.
What the coverage left out
None of the centre or right-rated reports mentioned the specific details of a previous seven-year agreement with the U.S. Department of War to increase annual production capacity to 550 missiles, nor the weapon's first combat use during Operation Epic Fury, which were included in the full reports from The Times of India and The Economic Times.
Still developing. We have re-checked which outlets are covering this 3 times, most recently on 22 Sept 2026, 13:00, and will add the sides that appear.
How each side covered it
Our own reading of the reporting listed below, written from the outlets’ articles rather than quoted from them. The reasoning is set out on our methodology page.
Left
0 rated outlets
No outlet rated left has run this story so far. We are still checking, and will say plainly if that does not change.
Centre
7 rated outlets
- Centre-rated reports led with the announcement of the contract and its value. Multiple outlets in this section stated that Lockheed Martin secured a contract worth up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Army for the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). The reports also noted that the PrSM is the Army's next-generation long-range precision strike weapon designed to replace the Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS). The indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity nature of the contract and its potential end date of September 2031 were also mentioned. Some reports highlighted that the new PrSM variant demonstrates moving target engagement, expanding the U.S. Army's mission set.
Right
4 rated outlets
- Right-rated reports focused on the contract award and its financial value. The Times of India and The Economic Times, which provided full reports, stated that Lockheed Martin said it had secured a contract worth up to $1.2 billion from the U.S. Army to produce the Increment 2 variant of the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM). These reports also mentioned that PrSM is the Army's next-generation long-range precision strike weapon designed to replace the Army Tactical Missile System, or ATACMS. They further noted that the award follows a second successful flight test of the missile's Increment 2 variant, which demonstrated its ability to engage moving maritime targets. The reports also indicated that Lockheed is ramping up production amid rising demand for long-range strike weapons, referencing a previous seven-year agreement and a $4.94 billion Army contract awarded the previous year, as well as the weapon's first combat use during Operation Epic Fury.
Questions about this coverage
- How did the left and right cover Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract?
- Of the 11 outlets on this story carrying a published leaning rating, 0% are rated left, 64% are rated centre, 36% are rated right. Those percentages are shares of the rated outlets, not of every outlet that ran it, which was 14. The sections above set out what each side emphasised, in its own terms.
- Is Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract left or right?
- Too few of the outlets on this story carry a published leaning rating to say. 11 of them do, and this site does not characterise a field under 12: at that size one newsroom filing moves the share by ten points. The percentages above are the count as it stands.
- Is the coverage of Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract biased?
- Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract is one event reported by 14 outlets, and this page does not rate the story as biased or unbiased. What it publishes is the spread: which outlets ran it, where named rating organisations place each of them on the spectrum, and what each side chose to lead with. A leaning rating describes an outlet's record over time, not this article, and the two should not be run together.
- Which side is not reporting Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract?
- When we first saw this story, outlets rated left had barely covered it. Coverage accretes for hours after an event, so that is where to look rather than a verdict — the split above is the current count, and it is the one to read.
- Which outlets covered Lockheed Martin Awarded $1.2 Billion US Army Missile Contract?
- 14 that we know of, every one of them listed further up this page with a link to its own report and to what we hold on the publisher. Nothing here is a summary of somebody else's summary: the outlets are named so the original reporting can be read.
- What is the value of the contract awarded to Lockheed Martin?
- Lockheed Martin has secured a contract from the U.S. Army valued at up to $1.2 billion. The U.S. Army stated the order is worth approximately €1.04 billion.
- What is the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 2 variant?
- The PrSM Increment 2 is a next-generation long-range precision strike weapon developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Army. It is designed to replace the older Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) and has demonstrated the ability to engage moving maritime targets.
- How long could this contract last?
- The contract is an indefinite delivery, indefinite quantity award, which means specific quantities and production schedules will be determined by separate orders. The work under this contract may extend through September 2031.
Read it at the source
14 outlets, grouped by the leaning a published rating gives them. Every headline links to the original; an underlined outlet name opens our profile of that publisher.
Left
0No outlet in this group ran the story.
Centre
7- Lockheed Martin bags $1.2 billion US Army deal for next-gen long-range missile (opens The Economic Times in a new tab)
The Economic Times — is The Economic Times biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed wins US Army missile contract worth up to $1.2 billion (opens WTVB in a new tab)
- Lockheed Martin Secures $1.2B Contract for Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 After Second Maritime Test (opens Beatrice Daily Sun in a new tab)
Beatrice Daily Sun — is Beatrice Daily Sun biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed Martin Secures $1.2B Contract for Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 After Second Maritime Test (opens KAKE News in a new tab)
- Lockheed Martin Secures $1.2B Contract for Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 After Second Maritime Test (opens Star Local in a new tab)
Star Local — is Star Local biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed Martin Secures $1.2B Contract for Precision Strike Missile Increment 2 After Second Maritime Test (opens PR Newswire in a new tab)
PR Newswire — is PR Newswire biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed wins US Army missile contract worth up to $1.2 billion (opens Reuters in a new tab)
Right
4- US Auxiliary Group Receives New Billion Order (opens Kronen Zeitung in a new tab)
Kronen Zeitung — is Kronen Zeitung biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed Martin awarded missile contract worth up to $1.2B (opens anews.com.tr in a new tab)
anews.com.tr — is anews.com.tr biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed Martin bags $1.2 billion US Army deal for next-gen long-range missile (opens Times of India in a new tab)
Times of India — is Times of India biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed Martin Entered Into a $1.2 Billion Contract for PrSM Anti-Ship Missiles (opens Interfax.ru in a new tab)
Interfax.ru — is Interfax.ru biased? Our profile of this outlet
Not rated
3- Lockheed Martin Will Receive $1.2 Billion for the Production of an Anti-Ship Version of the PrSM Missiles. (opens NEWSru.co.il in a new tab)
NEWSru.co.il — is NEWSru.co.il biased? Our profile of this outlet
- Lockheed wins US Army missile contract worth up to $1.2 billion (opens BizToc in a new tab)
- Lockheed Martin says $1.2 billion PrSM Increment 2 award advances maritime strike technology and fourfold production expansion (opens defence-industry.eu in a new tab)
defence-industry.eu — is defence-industry.eu biased? Our profile of this outlet
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