By Geoff Fein Lockheed Martin [LMT] is developing a new extended range capability for the Navy's Mk 46 and future Mk 54 anti-submarine torpedo that will give the rocket Link 16 capability and enable the missile to be redirected in flight, according to a company official. The Vertical Launch Anti-Submarine Rocket-Extended Range (VLA-ER) is being developed using internal research and development (IRAD) funds, Steve Firestone, Lockheed Martin VLA business development manager, told reporters at a briefing in Arlington, Va., earlier…
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