Lockheed Martin [LMT] is positioning its Long Range Anti Ship Missile (LRASM) as a contender in the Navy’s over-the-horizon missile competition for the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) frigate variant, a company official told Defense Daily on Jan. 13.The Navy intends to hold a competition for a long range missile capable of being launched from the upgunned frigate version of LCS to engage threats in the littorals. A surface-launched version of LRASM—which was developed as an air-launched weapon for the Navy’s…
