The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) surface-launch variant was successfully fired from a topside canister with an angled launcher, Lockheed Martin said on Jul. 27.
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Photo: Lockheed Martin
The topside launcher was using the same launch control and launch sequencer software currently employed by the Mk-41 Vertical Launch System (VLS).