The Army and Navy in cooperation with Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently demonstrated the Longbow missile’s use for littoral combat and potential use for shipboard launches, the company said on Jan. 14. Multiple Army Longbow Hellfire missiles were fired from a Navy surface vessel at high-speed approaching targets at a range of 6km. The series of tests were the first time that the Longbow was launched vertically and the first time that it locked onto its target after launch. The “fire-and-forget” missile has…
Longbow Missile Test Shows Littoral Attack Capability
Defense Daily Staff
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