US Navy to explore integration of LRASMs on F-15E and F-15EX aircraft
The F-15E aircraft carry and deploy medium-range air-to-air missiles. (Photo: USAF)
The contract opportunity, spearheaded by Naval Air Systems Command, intends to integrate and test the AGM-158C missile on the aircraft platform.
A contract opportunity from the US Naval Air Systems Command (NAVAIR), released 8 January, has disclosed intent to negotiate a contract with Lockheed Martin for the integration and support of the AGM-158C missile – a long-range anti-surface missile (LRASM) – on the US Navy’s (USN) F-15/EX aircraft. The contract will also reportedly include integration of the AGM-158C interface on the jets.
Lockheed Martin’s LRASM builds on the joint air-to-surface standoff missile extended range (JASSM-ER) and is a long-range, precision-guided, anti-ship standoff missile, designed specifically to meet the needs of the US Air Force (USAF) and USN.
According to the manufacturer,
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