Posted on Apr 2, 2023
Hypersonic ship-killer: Navy taps Lockheed, Raytheon to start developing HALO missile - Breaking...
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The US Navy has tapped Lockheed Martin and Raytheon to begin developing their own prototypes of a ship-killing, air-launched hypersonic weapon with the companies producing preliminary designs by the end of 2024 and, eventually, a prototype test flight.
The Tuesday night announcement by Naval Air Systems Command, the service’s chief agency for procuring aircraft and their associated weapons, said both companies received contracts “valued at a total of $116 million” for the “first step to fielding a critical capability over the next decade that will address advanced threats and allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battle space in littoral waters and anti-access/area denial environments.”
The Tuesday night announcement by Naval Air Systems Command, the service’s chief agency for procuring aircraft and their associated weapons, said both companies received contracts “valued at a total of $116 million” for the “first step to fielding a critical capability over the next decade that will address advanced threats and allow the Navy to operate in and control contested battle space in littoral waters and anti-access/area denial environments.”
Hypersonic ship-killer: Navy taps Lockheed, Raytheon to start developing HALO missile - Breaking...
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel
..."Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
OASuW Inc 1 is an “accelerated acquisition program to procure a limited number of air-launched missiles to meet a near-term US Pacific Fleet capability gap in 2018.”
The navy has begun deploying the LRSM on the F/A-18 and the US Air Force on the B-1B.
The missile is based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range with a range of over 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers/230 miles).
While issuing the solicitation notice for increment 2 in 2021, the Naval Air Systems Command wrote that the “threat capability continues to advance and additional range and warfare capability and capacity is required to address the more demanding threat environment.”
The navy recently funded an upgrade on the LRSM, including missile hardware and software improvements to enhance targeting capabilities, bridging the gap until the HALO is operational."
..."Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile
OASuW Inc 1 is an “accelerated acquisition program to procure a limited number of air-launched missiles to meet a near-term US Pacific Fleet capability gap in 2018.”
The navy has begun deploying the LRSM on the F/A-18 and the US Air Force on the B-1B.
The missile is based on the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range with a range of over 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers/230 miles).
While issuing the solicitation notice for increment 2 in 2021, the Naval Air Systems Command wrote that the “threat capability continues to advance and additional range and warfare capability and capacity is required to address the more demanding threat environment.”
The navy recently funded an upgrade on the LRSM, including missile hardware and software improvements to enhance targeting capabilities, bridging the gap until the HALO is operational."
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PO1 William "Chip" Nagel good day Brother William, always informational and of the most interesting. Thanks for sharing, have a blessed day!
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