Eglin orders 3 more LRASMs

EGLIN AFB, Fla. – Air Force airborne weapons experts are spending $10.3M for three additional next-generation AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) for use against high-priority enemy targets such as aircraft carriers, troop transports, and guided-missile cruisers. Eglin AFB, Fla., officials at the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center, announced the order Dec. 14 to the Lockheed Martin Corp.’s Missiles and Fire Control segment in Orlando to build three more LRASMs as part of Lot 2 production. The contract is a third order for LRASM. LM was awarded a $172.1M contract in November to build 50 for Lot 2. Before that, the firm earned an $86.5M award in July 2017 to manufacture the first 23 LRASM munitions. That contract marked the first production award for the air-launched variant of the anti-ship missile in a joint venture for the AF and Navy. The anti-ship missile can launch from Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and AF B-1B long-range strategic bomber. (Source: Military Aerospace 12/18/18)