LRASM: The Navy's New Anti-Ship Missile Is Aimed Right at China and Russia
Story by Harrison Kass • 21h • 3 min read
What You Need to Know: The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is Lockheed Martin’s advanced anti-ship missile, designed to replace the decades-old Harpoon. Developed through DARPA and based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, LRASM can navigate complex defense systems autonomously, ensuring long-range precision. The weapon was built with Russia, China, or any nation that has solid naval capabilities in mind.
-The U.S. Navy is deploying it with the F/A-18 Super Hornet, and the Air Force with the B-1B Lancer. As tensions rise in the Pacific, the U.S. is ramping up LRASM production to address the gap in air-launched anti-ship weapons.
-With Lockheed aiming to produce 1,000 missiles annually, the LRASM strengthens America’s maritime defense posture against growing threats.
From Harpoon to LRASM: How the U.S. is Upgrading Its Anti-Ship Arsenal
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