{"id":24612,"date":"2021-03-11T23:48:00","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T23:48:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/11\/the-us-military-has-put-scores-more-ship-killer-missiles-under-contract-as-pacific-tensions-continue\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T22:05:45","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T22:05:45","slug":"the-us-military-has-put-scores-more-ship-killer-missiles-under-contract-as-pacific-tensions-continue","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2021\/03\/11\/the-us-military-has-put-scores-more-ship-killer-missiles-under-contract-as-pacific-tensions-continue\/","title":{"rendered":"The US military has put scores more ship-killer missiles under contract as Pacific tensions continue"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">WASHINGTON \u2013 The U.S. Navy and Air Force signed a contract last month for dozens of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2021\/01\/14\/the-pentagons-weapons-tester-has-an-update-on-the-navys-new-long-range-anti-ship-missile\/\" target=_blank>Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile<\/a>s, a closely watched program that seems to introduce a new sophisticated guidance system into lethal <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2019\/09\/06\/the-us-navy-just-deployed-its-new-ship-killer-missile-to-chinas-backyard\/\" target=_blank>ship-killing missiles.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The $414 million deal buys 137 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/02\/11\/as-china-continues-rapid-naval-expansion-the-us-navy-begins-stockpiling-ship-killing-missiles\/\" target=_blank>LRASM<\/a>s, support equipment, systems engineering, logistics and training support, Lockheed Martin spokesman Joe Monaghen said in an email.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">LRASM has a published range of about 300 nautical miles, is jam resistant, and designed to locate targets with onboard sensors rather than relying on guidance from another source such as a drone\u2019s sensors or another ship. The missile is also difficult to detect.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2020\/02\/11\/as-china-continues-rapid-naval-expansion-the-us-navy-begins-stockpiling-ship-killing-missiles\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"151\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/lrasm-lockheed-long-range-anti-ship-missile.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">As China expands navy, US begins stockpiling ship-killing missiles<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">By 2025, Pentagon planners hope to have about five missiles for every Chinese warship.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The contract comes as tensions have continued to simmer in the Western Pacific between China and the United States, and between China and others in the region, concerning China\u2019s ever-expanding fleet. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/global\/europe\/2021\/02\/25\/new-report-flags-chinese-push-to-field-support-ships-planes-for-greater-reach\/\" target=_blank>People\u2019s Liberation Army<\/a> Navy, which is expected to grow to 425 ships by 2030 has driven the U.S. to accelerate procurement <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/12\/14\/the-us-navy-has-an-upgraded-tomahawk-heres-5-things-you-should-know\/\" target=_blank>anti-ship missiles<\/a>, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/land\/2021\/01\/20\/army-preps-for-key-tests-of-seeker-capable-of-attacking-maritime-targets\/\" target=_blank>U.S. Army<\/a> and the Marine Corps. Both services are seeking the ability to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/naval\/2020\/03\/05\/to-combat-the-china-threat-us-marine-corps-declares-ship-killing-missile-systems-its-top-priority\/\" target=_blank>threaten ships at sea <\/a>from long ranges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Last February, Defense News reported that the military had put about 850 anti-ship missiles in the five-year defense spending projections, up from 88 anti-ship missiles programmed into the 2016 budget five years earlier.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In a press release announcing the contract, Lockheed said the buy, which was for lots four and five of the missile, showed LRASM\u2019s \u201cincreasing significance to our customers\u2019 missions.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In January, the Pentagon\u2019s weapons tester, the director of operational test and evaluation, said the Navy should ramp up testing of the newest iteration of the missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Citing \u201cmultiple hardware and software failures\u201d in the first version of the LRASM missile, the DOT&amp;E report called on the Navy to put the new LRASM 1.1 through a rigorous testing process under realistic combat conditions to ensure it will \u201cdemonstrate mission capability in operationally realistic environments.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Lockheed Martin\u2019s website says the missile is designed to use its \u201cmulti-modal sensor suite, weapon data link, and enhanced digital anti-jam Global Positioning System to detect and destroy specific targets within a group of numerous ships at sea,\u201d meaning it can pick out what ships are its intended targets from a group of ships.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the release, the company said the missile \u201creduce dependence on intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance platforms, network links and GPS navigation in electronic warfare environments. LRASM will play a significant role in ensuring military access to operate in open ocean, owing to its enhanced ability to discriminate and conduct tactical engagements from extended ranges.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Defense Department put more than 130 long-range anti-ship missiles under contract.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":36413,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-noindex":"","_yoast_wpseo_meta-robots-nofollow":"","_yoast_wpseo_canonical":"","_acf":"","_yoast_wpseo_primary_category":16,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_smg_distribution_targets":[]},"categories":[160,16,36],"tags":[],"coauthors":[3361],"class_list":["post-24612","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-daily-news-roundup","category-naval","category-newsletters"],"acf":{"subheadline":"","legacy_arc_id":"C3P3UBTYQZHPFJKDYJC2TKRS2A","arc_canonical_url":"\/naval\/2021\/03\/11\/the-us-military-has-put-scores-more-ship-killer-missiles-under-contract-as-pacific-tensions-continue\/","remove_feature_photo":false,"is_sponsored":false,"subtype":"","redirect_url":"","disable_inline_ads":false,"native_logo_pretext":"Presented By:"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v26.0 (Yoast SEO v28.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The US military has put scores more ship-killer missiles under contract as Pacific tensions continue - Defense News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The Defense Department put more than 130 long-range anti-ship missiles under contract.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The US military has put scores more ship-killer missiles under contract as Pacific tensions continue\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Defense Department put more than 130 long-range anti-ship missiles under contract.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/naval\/2021\/03\/11\/the-us-military-has-put-scores-more-ship-killer-missiles-under-contract-as-pacific-tensions-continue\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Defense News\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-03-11T23:48:00+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2026-08-07T22:05:45+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"David B. 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