The Spike NLOS missile was fired from the ISV-U platform for the first time. During the three-day test at Dugway, 17 precision engagements were conducted, with most of the firings carried out by U.S. Army infantry personnel.
Lockheed Martin successfully completed a live-fire demonstration of the Spike Non-Line-of-Sight (NLOS) missile system from the Infantry Squad Vehicle – Utility (ISV-U) platform at the Dugway Proving Ground in Utah, United States. The demonstration reportedly validated the system’s performance in a land-based operational environment and marked progress towards meeting the U.S. Army’s Mobile Long-Range Precision Strike Missile (M-LRPSM) requirement.
During the three-day demonstration, 17 precision engagements were conducted against simulated targets at various combat ranges. Most of the firings were carried out by U.S. Army infantry personnel. All firings were conducted from the ISV-U platform. The demonstration showed that soldiers could safely fire the missile from a moving vehicle.
Feedback from Transformation-in- Contact Units
The U.S. Army’s Transformation-in-Contact (TIC) units were among the first to operate the missile. Real-time feedback from these units is expected to help shape the M-LRPSM requirements.
Casey Walsh, Program Director for Multi-Domain Missile Systems at Lockheed Martin, stated that the tests represented a critical milestone in demonstrating that infantry personnel could confidently operate the long-range precision missile. Walsh noted that live-fire data and soldier feedback would support the development of M-LRPSM requirements and accelerate the fielding of long-range precision strike capabilities.
Further Validation Testing to Continue
Lockheed Martin reportedly completed the first phase of its Spike NLOS development effort and made significant progress in the second phase. Additional validation testing is planned to continue over the next year, followed by a transition to the third phase, during which initial operational production will begin and final system prototypes will be delivered to the U.S. Army. TIC units will continue to play an active role in the ongoing validation tests through soldier feedback sessions.
The integration of the Spike NLOS missile onto ISV-U platforms aims to provide the U.S. Army’s Mobile Brigade Combat Team with beyond-line-of-sight precision strike capabilities. The system is expected to enhance battlefield agility and shorten decision-making cycles in high-intensity combat environments. Soldiers participating in the tests completed their training on the system and conducted live firings within the same week, demonstrating that the system could be learned and operated in a short period.
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Source: C4Defence – Lockheed Martin
