Mach Industries Selected for U.S. Army Precision Strike Missile Program
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HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif., Oct. 8, 2026 /CourierPR/ -- Mach Industries, a defense manufacturer based in Huntington Beach, California, has been selected by the U.S. Army to develop a prototype for the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM) Increment 4 program. This marks the company's entry into a competitive program aimed at advancing long-range strike capabilities for the U.S. military.
The U.S. Army has awarded Mach Industries, along with four other companies, an Other Transaction Authority agreement. The agreement allows the selected firms to develop prototype systems capable of launching from HIMARS and engaging moving maritime and relocatable land targets at ranges greater than 1,000 kilometers. This capability is crucial for enhancing the U.S. military's ability to strike targets over vast distances.
Mach Industries is known for its Pike™, a long-range strike platform designed to deliver precision effects at production scale. Pike uses a rocket-assisted launch before transitioning to sustained jet flight, with a range of up to 1,000 miles.
The Pike platform was developed with manufacturability and iteration as primary design objectives. It brings together Mach Industries' capabilities in aircraft, jet propulsion, solid rocket motors, energetics, and manufacturing. The platform is designed for distributed operations without reliance on runways, making it highly flexible and adaptable to various mission scenarios.
The award builds on Mach Industries' existing expertise in advanced unmanned systems and the industrial capacity required to produce them at scale. Through a deeply vertically integrated, hardware-first approach, the company rapidly designs, builds, tests, and fields defense systems while advancing manufacturing, testing, and supply chain capabilities that support both its own programs and the broader defense industrial base.
The competitive program will advance through prototype development and flight testing beginning in fiscal year 2027. This timeline underscores the urgency and importance of developing these advanced strike capabilities for the U.S. military. Mach Industries' selection reflects its commitment to innovation and its ability to deliver cutting-edge technology to meet the evolving needs of the U.S. military.