Development
- November 2002 – First guided flight of Precision Attack Missile.
- December 2005 – Successful Loitering Attack Missile Boost Test Vehicle (BTV) flight test at Eglin Air Force Base, FL.
- April 2007 – Successful test launch of a Precision Attack Missile from a CLU at White Sands Missile Range.
- June 2007 – Successful test of Precision Attack Missile warhead against a fortified bunker.
- November 2008 – Successful first test of Precision Attack Missile fired from Container Launch Unit. Scores hit on T-72 tank.
- May 2009 – Captive flight test clears way for over-water flights to test capability against small boats.
- Feb 2010 – Four out of six missiles fail to hit their targets in a Limited User Test.
- April 2010 – US Army calls for program to be canceled.
- 3 May 2010 – The U.S. Army removes the system from their website.
- 12 May 2010 – House Armed Services seapower and expeditionary forces subcommittee moves R&D funding to Navy budget.
- 18 May 2010 – Defense Department approved an Army recommendation to cancel the program
- 6 Jan 2011 – DefSec Gates announces end of program.
- 2012 – US Navy was to begin at-sea testing of LCS surface missile module.
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