29.09.2024, 11:35
Zitat:LRASM in flight-testing aboard F-35Chttps://www.janes.com/osint-insights/def...oard-f-35c
The Lockheed Martin AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) has begun flight-testing aboard a US Navy (USN) Lockheed Martin F-35C, photographs released by the service show.
A photograph released by the navy on 24 September, taken on 10 September, shows an F-35C test aircraft with two LRASMs carried externally on either wing. [...] Integrating LRASM onto the F-35 has long been a goal for both the USN and Lockheed Martin. A solicitation to integrate the missile and platform was released in 2023, and artists' renditions of F-35s carrying LRASMs were a staple of Lockheed Martin airshow displays.
The AGM-158C is the US Department of Defense's (DoD's) primary anti-ship weapon and can strike targets up to 926 km (575 miles) away. The missile equips the USN's Boeing F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fleet, fulfilling the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment 1 requirement. Increment 2 is the subject of an ongoing contest intended to result in a hypersonic weapon.
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