Tag: anti-ship missile

Air Force Boss Alludes To Work On New Top Secret Air-Launched Anti-Ship Weapons

The Air Force’s top officer cryptically told members of Congress at a public hearing today that the AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM, was the only anti-ship munition he could discuss with them in an unclassified setting. This would mean that the service is pursuing other classified weapons in this broad category.

Coast Guard Cutters Once Carried Harpoon Anti-Ship Missiles And They Could Again

Some of the Coast Guard’s Hamilton class cutters bristled with Harpoon missiles at the end of the Cold War. Now the service is increasing its presence in dangerous waters far from home to help counter peer state threats such as China. Will new weapons be part of the plan once again?