New Sparta's answer to the Clone Space Missile, the Long Range Missile (LRM) is finally operational after many delays. The LRM-20 is NS' first generation of interstellar missile. It's range is said to be around sixteen lightyears (not twenty as the name implies). Like CSM the LRM can carry a variety of warheads including nuclear. LRM-20 is not thought to be as accurate as CSM though with a nuclear warhead would be able to mission kill a target like a military base of another world according to NS.
The First Interstellar Attack Squadron has been formed on Proxima 7 at silos in a remote area of the planet. Two more squadrons are to be deployed on Proxima 5 and Solaris. The Remedians are also keen to have LRM-20 deployed on one of their worlds.
Vice-President of Operations Caratore said that this was just the start of LRM. A mobile launcher was in advanced development and would replace the silo based squadrons in the early 2120s. The silos would be retained for training and non-LRM launches when that happened. Improvements to LRM-20 would see range and accuracy improvements as well as enhanced stealth in the launch phase.
