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Friday, July 18, 2014

Q & A with the U.S. Navy on Lockheed Martin Hellfire missiles for Littoral Combat Ships

Hellfire Longbow from LCS-1The United States Navy announced in April in this year that it had selected Lockheed Martin’s Longbow Hellfire AGM-114L for the surface-to-surface missile for early increments and testing for the surface warfare (SuW) mission package for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS).

Navy Recognition recently contacted the U.S. Navy to learn more about this new capability for both types of LCSs.

The Longbow Hellfire AGM-114L is a fire-and-forget missile that locks on targets before or after launch. It has been used in Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

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