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Navy/USMC

LRLAP Completes Final Live-Fire Test, Begins Safety Qualification Process

Mai Hanoon

Thursday, September 26th, 2013

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The Navy’s Long-Range Land Attack Projectile completed its final qualification testing earlier this month and is undergoing safety testing this week, in an effort to receive its safety certification from the Navy in fiscal year 2014. During the week of Sept. 9, nine LRLAPs were fired at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, six of which had been subjected to environmental variations such as extreme temperatures and different vibrations to simulate different transportation conditions the projectiles may face…

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