Germany, June 9 -- Lockheed Martin, L3Harris and the U.S. Army successfully completed a pivotal advanced propulsion milestone for Lockheed Martin's offering for Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4. During a recent Direct Connect Transition Test, the development missile demonstrated a flawless booster?to?ramjet handoff inside L3Harris' specialized high-speed-air-breathing propulsion facility, validating the propulsion transition event. THE BIG PICTUREThe Direct Connect Transition Test validates a critical risk?reduction activity that removes the primary technical barrier to flight-testing Lockheed Martin's PrSM Increment 4 design. With this test completed, flight testing of the missile is set to begin in the fall of this year, keepin...