A mysterious containerized launcher spotted at Fort Bragg has now been identified as the Palletized Field Artillery Launcher (PFAL) — a Special Operations Command prototype capable of firing the same guided rockets and ballistic missiles as the Army’s M270 MLRS and M142 HIMARS.
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PFAL can launch 227mm guided rockets, ATACMS, and the new Precision Strike Missile — with ranges up to 310 miles and beyond — from two standard munition pods. But what makes PFAL so strategic isn’t just firepower…it’s stealth. The launcher is concealed within an ordinary-looking shipping container.
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Designed to blend in with civilian cargo, PFAL could be hidden on flatbed trucks, rail cars, or ships with open deck space. General Ronald Clark, head of U.S. Army Pacific, says this “ubiquity” of “boxes of rockets” across domains sends a powerful deterrence signal, giving adversaries “pause.”
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SOCOM’s PFAL was first glimpsed in video of President Trump’s June visit to Fort Bragg, home to the 82nd Airborne and ke...
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