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BAE Starts Producing LRASM Sensor

Friday, November 3rd, 2017

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Britain’s BAE Systems started producing the sensor technology for the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) after winning a $40 million order from prime program contractor the Lockheed Martin [LMT], the company said Nov. 1.BAE’s advanced mid-course sensor, sometimes called a “seeker” according to a company spokesman, allows the missile to seek and target specific maritime targets within larger groups of ships, even when protected by “sophisticated ant-aircraft system” the company said.The LRASM is a precision anti-ship standoff missile based on the Joint Air-to-Surface…

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