DARPA Adds Flight Test For Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile Effort

By Olga Belogolova / March 11, 2013 at 8:09 PM
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) last week awarded Lockheed Martin a $71- million modification to an existing contract for the development of an anti-ship missile, adding an additional flight test beyond the two already scheduled for this year. "DARPA has increased the scope of the [Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile] program to include a third test flight to further mature key technologies in preparation for transition opportunities," Artie Mabbett, DARPA LRASM program manager, said in an email statement to Inside...

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