Aircraft
US Navy’s New Anti-Ship Missile Makes Progress
The Lockheed Martin Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) is now flying on an F/A-18 Super Hornet
Two black-painted LRASMs are just visible on the middle wing pylons of this US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet. (photo: US Navy)
Two black-painted LRASMs are just visible on the middle wing pylons of this US Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet. (photo: US Navy)

Lockheed Martin (LM) reported captive-carry flight tests of its Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) on a U.S. Navy F/A-18 Super Hornet. The potential replacement for the Harpoon missile was previously flight-tested on a U.S. Air Force B-1, including three firings. The LRASM is based on LM’s Joint Air-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), which the company continues to produce for the U.S. Air Force and foreign air arms.