Navy's Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile clears critical design review

By Justin Doubleday / July 19, 2016 at 2:55 PM
The Navy's new anti-ship missile program, being developed under an accelerated acquisition path, has cleared its critical design review, and officials are now preparing to assess whether the weapon is ready to enter initial production later this year. The service's Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment 1 program office and Lockheed Martin are developing the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) to meet an urgent operational need from U.S. Pacific Command. The missile is expected to be fielded on Air Force B-1B bombers...

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