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 by Staff Writers Orlando FL (SPX) Feb 23, 2021
Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $414 million contract from the U.S. Navy and Air Force for Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) production. This is the largest LRASM production contract in the history of the program. The combined Lot 4/5 contract continues production of the air-launched variant of LRASM, now operational on the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and U.S. Air Force B-1B. "This contract reflects LRASM's increasing significance to our customers' missions. Focused teamwork around a shared vision with our customers and our dedicated supply partners remains key to this program's success," said David Helsel, LRASM director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "We look forward to continuing our important work and growing our capabilities and platforms." LRASM is designed to detect and destroy specific targets within groups of ships by employing advanced technologies that reduce dependence on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms, network links and GPS navigation in electronic warfare environments. LRASM will play a significant role in ensuring military access to operate in open ocean, owing to its enhanced ability to discriminate and conduct tactical engagements from extended ranges. LRASM is a precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile based on the successful Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range (JASSM-ER). It is designed to meet the needs of U.S. Navy and U.S. Air Force warfighters in contested environments. LRASM provides an operational capability for the U.S. Navy's offensive anti-surface warfare Increment I requirement.
Russia's Su-57s conducting captive-carry tests of new air-launched hypersonic missile Moscow (Sputnik) Feb 19, 2021 Defense industry leaders have long indicated that Russia's advanced fifth-generation Su-57 fighter, equaled by only a handful of other jets in the skies, will have several special weapons designed for it. Russia's stealthy Su-57 is reportedly undergoing tests on its ability to carry a new hypersonic weapon, according to sources inside Russia's military-industrial complex. Russian media reported earlier this week that a realistic mockup of a new "intra-fuselage hypersonic missile" was being c ... read more
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