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LRASM-A is a subsonic cruise missile based on Lockheed Martin's 500 nm-range AGM-158 JASSM-ER; Lockheed Martin was awarded initial development contracts. [28] LRASM-B was planned to be a high-altitude supersonic missile along the lines of the Indo-Russian BrahMos, but it was cancelled in January 2012. Captive carry flight tests of LRASM sensors ...
AGM-129 ACM air-launched missile, out of service [69] AGM-86 ALCM air-launched cruise missile, 350 to 550 missiles and W80 warheads still in service; BGM-109 Tomahawk cruise missile in nuclear submarine-, surface ship-, and ground-launched models, nuclear models out of service but warheads kept in reserve.
The Multi-mission Affordable Capacity Effector (MACE) is a planned U.S. Navy air-launched anti-ship cruise missile intended to focus on cost-effectiveness, extended range and increased lethality. It has been described as essentially a "miniature cruise missile."
13 October 2016: five Tomahawk cruise missiles were launched by USS Nitze at three radar sites in Yemen held by Houthi rebels in response to anti-ship missiles fired at US Navy ships the day before. [71] on 6 April 2017, 59 Tomahawk missiles were launched from USS Ross (DDG-71) and USS Porter (DDG-78), targeting Shayrat Airbase near Homs, in
Used at USS Desert Ship Navy surface-to-air weapons testing facility at White Sands Missile Range. Mk 7 Twin-arm launcher for the RIM-8 Talos missile. Used on Galveston-class cruisers. Differed from Mk 12 in that all missiles were stored above main deck. Mk 8 Twin-arm launcher for the RIM-2 Terrier missile. Used on USS Gyatt. Mk 9
A further 100 surface-launched missiles were ordered in 2009, along with 50 for the planned Barracuda-class submarines. [1] The €1.2bn (FY2011) project was to deliver 200 missiles at a unit cost of €2.48m, or €6m including development costs. [1] The MdCN's first complete qualification firing took place in July 2013, at the Biscarosse test ...
Meanwhile, Russia has frequently boasted about its scramjet-powered 3M22 Zircon anti-ship cruise missile, and China has flaunted its higher-arching DF-21D and DF-26B ballistic missiles, and a ship ...
The AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (AGM-158 JASSM) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United States Armed Forces. [7] It is a large, stealthy long-range weapon with a 1,000-pound (450 kg) armor piercing warhead.