AGM-158C LRASM

{{Infobox weapon

| name = AGM-158C LRASM

| image = A LRASM at NAS Patuxent River 2015 Aug. 12, 2015.jpg

| image_size = 300

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| caption = A Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) mass simulator integrated on an F/A-18E Super Hornet

| type = Anti-ship missile

| origin = United States

| is_missile = y

| service = 2018–present

| used_by = {{ubl|United States Air Force|United States Navy|Royal Australian Air Force}}

| wars =

| designer = DARPA

| design_date = 2009–2017

| manufacturer = Lockheed Martin

| unit_cost = USD $3.24 million (FY24){{Cite web |last=Tirpak |first=John |date=2024-04-03 |title=Navy Shoots Four LRASMs in 'Graduation Exercise,' as Air Force Ramps Up Multiyear Buy |url=https://www.airandspaceforces.com/navy-shoots-four-lrasm-air-force-multiyear-buy/ |access-date=2024-08-16 |website=Air & Space Forces Magazine |language=en-US}}

| production_date = 2017–present

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| length = {{cvt|4.26|m|ft|0|order=flip}} {{est}}

| width = {{cvt|635|mm|in|0|order=flip}} {{est}}

| height = {{cvt|450|mm|in|0|order=flip}} {{est}}

| filling = WDU-42/B HE blast fragmentation penetrator

| filling_weight = {{cvt|453.6|kg|lb|order=flip}}

| detonation = FMU-156/B fuze

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| engine = Williams F107-WR-105 turbofan

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| vehicle_range = {{cvt|500|nmi|km|0}} {{est}}

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| guidance = GPS, INS, IIR (EO), with AI guidance in on-board sensors (to detect high-value target)

| steering = Moving wings, 2 horizontal tailplanes & 1 vertical stabilizer

| wingspan = {{cvt|2.7|m|ftin|0|order=flip}}

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| accuracy = {{cvt|3|m|ftin|0|order=flip}} CEP

| launch_platform = {{ubl|Air launched:|– B-1 Lancer|– F-15E Strike Eagle (integrating)|– F-15EX Eagle II (integrating)|– F/A-18E/F Super Hornet|– F-35 Lightning II |– P-8 Poseidon (integrating)|Surface launched:|– Mk 41 VLS|– HIMARS (exploring)}}

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The AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile) is a stealth air launch anti-ship cruise missile developed for the United States Air Force and United States Navy by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA).{{cite web|url=http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/LRASM/Long_Range_Anti-Ship_Missile.aspx |access-date=27 Apr 2011 |title=DARPA – Tactical Technology Office (TTO) |date=21 May 2010 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110412212457/http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/LRASM/Long_Range_Anti-Ship_Missile.aspx |archive-date=12 April 2011 }} Derived from the AGM-158B JASSM-ER, the LRASM was intended to pioneer more sophisticated autonomous targeting capabilities than the U.S. Navy's current Harpoon anti-ship missile, which has been in service since 1977.

In June 2009, DARPA awarded a contract to Lockheed Martin for the two-phase LRASM demonstration program. In December 2013, DARPA publicized its intent to award a sole-source follow-on contract to Lockheed Martin for continued maturation of the LRASM subsystems and system design, which will be transitioned to the Navy. In March 2014, Raytheon/Kongsberg filed a joint protest with the U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) against DARPA's decision. In June 2014, GAO denied the protest, holding an award to any other source would be likely to cause substantial duplication of costs that were not expected to be recovered through competition, and unacceptable delays in meeting the Government's needs.{{Cite web |date=24 June 2014 |title=Raytheon Company and Kongsberg Defence & Aerospace AS |url=https://www.gao.gov/products/b-409615%2Cb-409615.2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023203936/https://www.gao.gov/products/b-409615%2Cb-409615.2 |archive-date=23 October 2023 |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=U.S. Government Accountability Office}}{{Cite web |title=Long Range Anti-Ship Missile |url=https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/long-range-anti-ship-missile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191002033502/https://www.darpa.mil/about-us/long-range-anti-ship-missile |archive-date=2 October 2019 |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=DARPA}}

The Navy was authorized by the Pentagon to put the LRASM into limited production as an operational weapon in February 2014 as an urgent capability stop-gap solution to address range and survivability problems with the Harpoon and to prioritize defeating enemy warships, which has been neglected since the end of the Cold War but taken on importance with the modernization of the People's Liberation Army Navy.

In March 2014, the Navy said it will hold a competition for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW)/Increment 2 anti-ship missile as a follow-on to LRASM to enter service in 2024.{{cite web |last1=Majumdar |first1=Dave |date=13 Mar 2014 |title=Navy to Hold Contest for New Anti-Surface Missile |url=http://news.usni.org/2014/03/13/navy-hold-contest-new-anti-surface-missile |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231023101507/https://news.usni.org/2014/03/13/navy-hold-contest-new-anti-surface-missile |archive-date=23 October 2023 |access-date=13 Mar 2014 |website=U.S. Naval Institute}} The OASuW Increment 2 competition will be completely open and start by FY 2017,{{Cite web |last=Shalal |first=Andrea |date=27 March 2014 |title=US Navy plans competition for next-generation missile |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/navy-missiles-idUSL1N0MO04R20140327/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160310205051/http://www.reuters.com/article/navy-missiles-idUSL1N0MO04R20140327 |archive-date=10 March 2016 |website=Reuters}} and concluded in 2023 with the selection of a hypersonic anti-ship missile.{{cite news |title=Navy moves forward with hypersonic, carrier-based weapon |url=https://www.navair.navy.mil/news/Navy-moves-forward-hypersonic-carrier-based-weapon/Mon-03272023-1415 |access-date=1 February 2025 |work=Naval Air Systems Command |publisher=United States Navy |date=28 March 2023}} It is expected the LRASM will compete against the joint Kongsberg/Raytheon offering of the Joint Strike Missile for air-launch needs and an upgraded Raytheon Tomahawk cruise missile for surface-launch needs.{{Cite web |date=5 January 2015 |title=Arming New Platforms Will Push Up Value Of Missiles Market |url=https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/arming-new-platforms-will-push-value-missiles-market |url-access=subscription |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027191122/https://aviationweek.com/defense-space/arming-new-platforms-will-push-value-missiles-market |archive-date=27 October 2023 |website=Aviation Week}} The missile chosen as the winner of the OASuW/Increment 2 anti-ship missile contest is the Hypersonic Air Launched Offensive Anti-Surface program, a hypersonic anti-ship cruise missile that will initially be equipped on carrier capable aircraft like the F/A-18 Hornet and F-35C Lightning. The Navy awarded contracts to Raytheon and Lockheed Martin in March 2023 to develop competing missiles for HALO, with the Navy stating a desire for the missile to have multiple launch platform capabilities (air, surface, and subsurface). The Navy plans for the Zumwalt-class stealth guided missile destroyer and Block V Virginia-class submarine to field the HALO, giving them hypersonic missile capabilities in the near future.{{cite news |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |title=Navy’s HALO Hypersonic Anti-Ship Missile Planned For Ships, Submarines, As Well As Jets |url=https://www.twz.com/air/navys-halo-hypersonic-anti-ship-missile-planned-for-ships-submarines-as-well-as-jets |access-date=1 February 2025 |work=The War Zone |publisher=Recurrent Ventures |date=5 June 2024}}

In August 2015, the missile was officially designated AGM-158C.{{Cite web |date=24 August 2015 |title=Lockheed Martin's LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Just Got its U.S. Navy Designation: AGM-158C |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3034 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528135040/http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3034 |archive-date=28 May 2018 |website=Navy Recognition}}

Design

Unlike current anti-ship missiles, the LRASM is expected to be capable of conducting autonomous targeting, relying on on-board targeting systems to independently acquire the target without the presence of prior, precision intelligence, or supporting services like Global Positioning Satellite navigation and data-links. These capabilities will enable positive target identification, precision engagement of moving ships and establishment of initial target cueing in extremely hostile environments. The missile will be designed with counter-countermeasures to evade hostile active defense systems.{{cite web|url=http://defense-update.com/features/2010/november/18112010_lrasm.html|access-date=18 Nov 2010|title=Next Generation Missiles - LRASM|date=18 November 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101121155241/http://defense-update.com/features/2010/november/18112010_lrasm.html|archive-date=2010-11-21|url-status=dead}}

The LRASM is based on the AGM-158B JASSM-ER, but incorporates a multi-mode passive RF, a new weapon data-link and altimeter, and an uprated power system. It can be directed to attack enemy ships by its launch platform, receive updates via its datalink, or use onboard sensors to find its target. LRASM will fly towards its target at medium altitude then drop to low altitude for a sea skimming approach to counter missile defenses. The AGM-158B JASSM-ER was estimated to have a maximum range of {{cvt|500|nmi|km}}.{{cite news |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=19 December 2019 |title=Next-Generation Anti-Ship Missile Achieves Operational Capability with Super Hornets |url=https://news.usni.org/2019/12/19/next-generation-anti-ship-missile-achieves-operational-capability-with-super-hornets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019222005/https://news.usni.org/2019/12/19/next-generation-anti-ship-missile-achieves-operational-capability-with-super-hornets |archive-date=19 October 2023 |access-date=10 August 2023 |work=USNI News |publisher=United States Naval Institute |location=Annapolis}} Lockheed Martin has claimed the missile's range is greater than {{cvt|200|nmi|km}}.{{cite web |date=2020 |title=Fast Facts: Long Range Anti-Ship Missile |url=https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/mfc/documents/business-area-landing/Fast-Facts-LRASM.pdf |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018115840/https://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed-martin/mfc/documents/business-area-landing/Fast-Facts-LRASM.pdf |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=10 August 2023 |website=Lockheed Martin}}

To ensure survivability to and effectiveness against a target, the LRASM is equipped with a BAE Systems-designed seeker and guidance system, integrating jam-resistant GPS/INS, an imaging infrared (IIR infrared homing) seeker with automatic scene/target matching recognition, a data-link, and passive electronic support measures (ESM) and radar warning receiver sensors.{{cite web |date=1 January 2018 |title=Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW) Increment 1 DOT&E Report |url=https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2017/navy/2017oasuw.pdf?ver=2019-08-19-113708-850 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120247/https://www.dote.osd.mil/Portals/97/pub/reports/FY2017/navy/2017oasuw.pdf?ver=2019-08-19-113708-850 |archive-date=18 October 2023 |access-date=7 July 2020 |website=dote.osd.mil}} Artificial intelligence software combines these features to locate enemy ships and avoid neutral shipping in crowded areas. Automatic dissemination of emissions data is classified, located, and identified for path of attack; the data-link allows other assets to feed the missile a real-time electronic picture of the enemy battlespace. Multiple missiles can work together to share data to coordinate an attack in a swarm. Aside from short, low-power data-link transmissions, the LRASM does not emit signals, which combined with the low-RCS JASSM airframe and low IR signature reduces detectability. Unlike previous radar-only seeker-equipped missiles that went on to hit other vessels if diverted or decoyed, the multi-mode seeker ensures the correct target is hit in a specific area of the ship. An LRASM can find its own target autonomously by using its passive radar homing to locate ships in an area, then using passive measures once on terminal approach. Like the JASSM, the LRASM is capable of hitting land targets.{{Cite web |last=Gresham |first=John D. |date=2 October 2013 |title=LRASM: Long Range Maritime Strike for Air-Sea Battle |url=https://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/lrasm-long-range-maritime-strike-for-air-sea-battle/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131006114801/http://www.defensemedianetwork.com/stories/lrasm-long-range-maritime-strike-for-air-sea-battle/ |archive-date=6 October 2013 |access-date=16 August 2014 |website=Defense Media Network}}{{Cite web |last=Rogoway |first=Tyler |date=4 December 2014 |title=The Navy's Smart New Stealth Anti-Ship Missile Can Plan Its Own Attack |url=https://jalopnik.com/the-navys-smart-new-stealth-anti-ship-missile-can-plan-1666079462 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121205140/https://jalopnik.com/the-navys-smart-new-stealth-anti-ship-missile-can-plan-1666079462 |archive-date=21 November 2023 |website=Jalopnik}}

LRASM is designed to be compatible with the Mark 41 Vertical Launching System used on many U.S. Navy warships{{cite web |title=LRASM / Long Range Anti-Ship Missile |url=http://www.deagel.com/Anti-Ship-Missiles/LRASM_a002407001.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101206042717/http://www.deagel.com:80/Anti-Ship-Missiles/LRASM_a002407001.aspx |archive-date=6 December 2010 |access-date=14 November 2010 |website=deagel.com}} and to be fired from aircraft,{{Cite web |last=Ewing |first=Philip |date=3 July 2012 |title=The Navy's advanced weapons shopping list |url=https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2012/07/03/the-navys-advanced-weapons-shopping-list |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181018061552/https://www.military.com/dodbuzz/2012/07/03/the-navys-advanced-weapons-shopping-list |archive-date=18 October 2018 |website=military.com}} including the B-1 Lancer.{{Cite web |last=Eshel |first=Tamir |date=March 6, 2013 |title=B-1B To Test New Offensive Anti-Surface Missile |url=https://defense-update.com/20130306_b-1b-to-test-new-offensive-anti-surface-missile.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120115/https://defense-update.com/20130306_b-1b-to-test-new-offensive-anti-surface-missile.html |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=Defense Update}} For surface launches, LRASM will be fitted with a modified Mk 114 jettisonable rocket booster to give it enough power to reach altitude. Although priority development is on air and surface-launched variants, Lockheed is exploring the concept of a submarine-launched variant, and deployment from a topside canister launcher for smaller ships.{{cite news |last1=Vavasseur |first1=Xavier |date=31 August 2016 |title=Pictures of the First LRASM Surface Launch Test at Sea |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4326 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231028181352/http://navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4326 |archive-date=28 October 2023 |access-date=18 September 2016 |website=Navy Recognition}} As part of OASUW Increment 1, the LRASM will be used only as an air-launched missile to be deployed from the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet and B-1B Lancer, which has the capacity to carry 24 LRASMs.{{Cite web |last=Drew |first=James |date=8 January 2016 |title=Lockheed's ship-killing missile completes load testing on F/A-18 |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/lockheeds-ship-killing-missile-completes-load-testing-on-f/a-18/119287.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211129120052/https://www.flightglobal.com/lockheeds-ship-killing-missile-completes-load-testing-on-f/a-18/119287.article |archive-date=29 November 2021 |website=Flight Global}} In 2020, the U.S. Navy began the process of integrating the LRASM onto the P-8 Poseidon maritime patrol aircraft, to be completed by 2026.{{Cite web |last=McLeary |first=Paul |date=4 February 2020 |title=Eying China, Navy Refits P-8 Plane For Deeper Strike |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2020/02/eying-china-navy-refits-p-8-plane-for-deeper-strike/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120018/https://breakingdefense.com/2020/02/eying-china-navy-refits-p-8-plane-for-deeper-strike/ |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=Breaking Defense}}

Some naval advisors have proposed increasing the LRASM's capabilities to serve dual functions as a ship-based land attack weapon in addition to anti-ship roles. By reducing the size of its {{convert|1,000|lb|kg|abbr=on}} warhead to increase range from some {{convert|300|mi|km|abbr=on}} to {{convert|1,000|mi|km|abbr=on}}, the missile would still be powerful enough to destroy or disable warships while having the reach to hit inland targets. With the proper guidance system, a single missile would increase the Navy's flexibility rather than needing two missiles specialized for different roles.{{Cite web |last=Freedberg Jr |first=Sydney J. |date=21 November 2014 |title=47 Seconds From Hell: A Challenge To Navy Doctrine |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2014/11/47-seconds-from-hell-a-challenge-to-navy-doctrine/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141123182943/http://breakingdefense.com/2014/11/47-seconds-from-hell-a-challenge-to-navy-doctrine |archive-date=23 November 2014 |website=Breaking Defense}}

Development

File:Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) launches from an Air Force B-1B Lancer.jpg.]]

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The program was initiated in 2009 and started along two different tracks. LRASM-A is a subsonic cruise missile based on Lockheed Martin's 500 nm-range AGM-158 JASSM-ER; Lockheed Martin was awarded initial development contracts.{{Cite web |last=Butler |first=Amy |last2=Warwick |first2=Graham |date=2 July 2009 |title=Lockheed Snags DARPA Anti-Ship Missile Award |url=http://www.military.com/features/0%2C15240%2C194015%2C00.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090714233141/http://www.military.com/features/0,15240,194015,00.html |archive-date=14 July 2009 |website=military.com}} LRASM-B was planned to be a high-altitude supersonic missile along the lines of the Indo-Russian BrahMos, but it was cancelled in January 2012. Captive carry flight tests of LRASM sensors began in May 2012; a missile prototype was planned to fly in "early 2013" and the first canister launch was intended for "end 2014".{{cite web|url=http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/Long_Range_Anti-Ship_Missile_(LRASM).aspx |title=Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) |publisher=DARPA |year=2012 |access-date=30 June 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120809090957/http://www.darpa.mil/Our_Work/TTO/Programs/Long_Range_Anti-Ship_Missile_%28LRASM%29.aspx |archive-date=9 August 2012 }}

On 1 October 2012, Lockheed received a contract modification to perform risk reduction enhancements in advance of the upcoming flight test of the air-launched LRASM-A version.{{Cite web |date=1 October 2012 |title=Contracts for October 01, 2012 |url=https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOD/bulletins/55a821 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://archive.today/20240104232133/https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USDOD/bulletins/55a821 |archive-date=4 January 2024 |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=content.govdelivery.com |at=Final paragraph of page}} On 5 March 2013, Lockheed received a contract to begin conducting air and surface-launch tests of the LRASM.{{Cite web |date=5 March 2013 |title=Lockheed Martin Receives $71 Million Long Range Anti-Ship Missile Contract From DARPA |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2013-03-05-Lockheed-Martin-Receives-71-Million-Long-Range-Anti-Ship-Missile-Contract-From-DARPA |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210708074736/https://news.lockheedmartin.com/2013-03-05-Lockheed-Martin-Receives-71-Million-Long-Range-Anti-Ship-Missile-Contract-From-DARPA |archive-date=8 July 2021 |access-date=4 January 2024 |website=Lockheed Martin}} On 3 June 2013, Lockheed successfully conducted "push through" tests of a simulated LRASM on the Mk 41 Vertical Launch System (VLS). Four tests verified the LRASM can break the canister's forward cover without damaging the missile.{{Cite web |date=3 June 2013 |title=LRASM Successfully Completes Vertical Launch System Tests |url=http://www.deagel.com/news/LRASM-Successfully-Completes-Vertical-Launch-System-Tests_n000011524.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191223173729/http://www.deagel.com/news/LRASM-Successfully-Completes-Vertical-Launch-System-Tests_n000011524.aspx |archive-date=23 December 2019 |website=deagel.com}} On 11 July 2013, Lockheed reported successful completion of captive-carry testing of the LRASM on a B-1B.{{cite web |last1=Majumdar |first1=Dave |date=15 July 2013 |title=Lockheed LRASM completes captive carry tests |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/lockheed-lrasm-completes-captive-carry-tests/110479.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240104222528/https://www.flightglobal.com/lockheed-lrasm-completes-captive-carry-tests/110479.article |archive-date=4 January 2024 |access-date=16 August 2014 |website=FlightGlobal}}

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On 27 August 2013, Lockheed conducted the first flight test of the LRASM, launched from a B-1B.{{Cite web |last=Fellman |first=Sam |date=10 October 2013 |title=DARPA Testing New Ship-Killing Missile |url=http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131010/DEFREG02/310100027/DARPA-Testing-New-Ship-Killing-Missile |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://archive.today/20131020213828/http://www.defensenews.com/article/20131010/DEFREG02/310100027/DARPA-Testing-New-Ship-Killing-Missile |archive-date=20 October 2013 |access-date=20 October 2013 |website=Defense News}} Halfway to its target, the missile switched from following a planned route to autonomous guidance. It autonomously detected its moving target, a {{Convert|260|ft|m|abbr=on}} unmanned ship out of three in the target area, and hit it in the desired location with an inert warhead. The purpose of the test was to stress the sensor suite, which detected all the targets and only engaged the one it was told to. Two more flight tests were planned the year, involving different altitudes, ranges, and geometries in the target area. Two launches from vertical launch systems were planned for summer 2014.{{Cite web |last=Warwick |first=Graham |date=6 September 2013 |title=Darpa Tests Jassm-Based Stealthy Anti-Ship Missile |url=http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=%2Farticle-xml%2Fawx_09_06_2013_p0-613665.xml&p=1 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020215137/http://www.aviationweek.com/Article.aspx?id=%2Farticle-xml%2Fawx_09_06_2013_p0-613665.xml&p=1 |archive-date=20 October 2013 |website=Aviation Week}} The missile had a sensor designed by BAE Systems. The sensor is designed to enable targeted attacks within a group of enemy ships protected by sophisticated air defense systems. It autonomously located and targeted the moving surface ship. The sensor uses advanced electronic technologies to detect targets within a complex signal environment, and then calculates precise target locations for the missile control unit.{{Cite web |date=10 September 2013 |title=BAE Systems' Sensor Hits the Mark in Live Long-Range Missile Flight Test |url=https://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systemsrsquo-sensor-hits-the-mark-in-live-longrange-missile-flight-test |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170530024108/http://www.baesystems.com/en/article/bae-systemsrsquo-sensor-hits-the-mark-in-live-longrange-missile-flight-test |archive-date=30 May 2017 |website=BAE Systems}}

On 17 September 2013, Lockheed launched an LRASM Boosted Test Vehicle (BTV) from a Mk 41 VLS canister. The company-funded test showed the LRASM, fitted with the Mk 114 rocket motor from the RUM-139 VL-ASROC, could ignite and penetrate the canister cover and perform a guided flight profile.{{Cite web |date=17 September 2013 |title=First LRASM Boosted Test Vehicle Successfully Launched from Mk41 Vertical Launch System |url=http://www.deagel.com/news/First-LRASM-Boosted-Test-Vehicle-Successfully-Launched-from-Mk41-Vertical-Launch-System_n000011916.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130161827/http://www.deagel.com/news/First-LRASM-Boosted-Test-Vehicle-Successfully-Launched-from-Mk41-Vertical-Launch-System_n000011916.aspx |archive-date=30 January 2020 |website=deagel.com}} In January 2014, Lockheed demonstrated that the LRASM could be launched from a Mk 41 VLS with only modified software to existing shipboard equipment.{{Cite web |date=15 January 2014 |title=Lockheed Martin Successfully Tests LRASM MK 41 Vertical Launch System Interface |url=http://www.deagel.com/news/Lockheed-Martin-Successfully-Tests-LRASM-MK-41-Vertical-Launch-System-Interface_n000012290.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625164056/http://www.deagel.com/news/Lockheed-Martin-Successfully-Tests-LRASM-MK-41-Vertical-Launch-System-Interface_n000012290.aspx |archive-date=25 June 2018 |website=deagel.com}}

On 12 November 2013, an LRASM scored a direct hit on a moving naval target on its second flight test. A B-1B bomber launched the missile, which navigated using planned waypoints that it received in-flight before transitioning to autonomous guidance. It used onboard sensors to select the target, descend in altitude, and successfully impact.{{Cite web |date=14 November 2013 |title=Air-Launched LRASM Successfully Completes Second Flight Test |url=http://www.deagel.com/news/Air-Launched-LRASM-Successfully-Completes-Second-Flight-Test_n000012099.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180625163454/http://www.deagel.com/news/Air-Launched-LRASM-Successfully-Completes-Second-Flight-Test_n000012099.aspx |archive-date=25 June 2018 |website=deagel.com}}{{Cite web |date=3 December 2013 |title=LRASM Prototype Scores 2nd Successful Flight Test |url=https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2013-12-03 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161111051257/https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2013-12-03 |archive-date=11 November 2016 |website=DARPA}} On 4 February 2015, the LRASM conducted its third successful flight test, conducted to evaluate low-altitude performance and obstacle avoidance. Dropped from a B-1B, the missile navigated a series of planned waypoints, then detected, tracked, and avoided an object deliberately placed in the flight pattern in the final portion of the flight to demonstrate obstacle-avoidance algorithms.{{Cite web |date=9 February 2015 |title=LRASM Prototype is Three-for-Three on Successful Flight Tests |url=https://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2015-02-09-2 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151018081647/http://www.darpa.mil/news-events/2015-02-09-2 |archive-date=18 October 2015 |website=DARPA}}

In August 2015, the Navy began load and fit checks of an LRASM mass simulator vehicle on an F/A-18 Super Hornet.{{Cite web |last=Drew |first=James |date=22 August 2015 |title=US Navy begins certifying new anti-ship missile on Super Hornet |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/us-navy-begins-certifying-new-anti-ship-missile-on-super-hornet/117984.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210225052346/https://www.flightglobal.com/us-navy-begins-certifying-new-anti-ship-missile-on-super-hornet/117984.article |archive-date=25 February 2021 |website=Flight Global}} Initial airworthiness flight testing of the LRASM simulator with the Super Hornet began on 3 November 2015,{{Cite web |date=18 November 2015 |title=U.S. Navy Started AGM-158C LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Flight Tests on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet |url=http://www.navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3249 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231027192318/http://navyrecognition.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=3249 |archive-date=27 October 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}} with the first flight occurring on 14 December,{{Cite web |date=14 December 2015 |title=U.S. Navy, Lockheed Martin conduct LRASM captive-carry flights |url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2015/12/14/US-Navy-Lockheed-Martin-conduct-LRASM-captive-carry-flights/5991450116723/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230322233539/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2015/12/14/US-Navy-Lockheed-Martin-conduct-LRASM-captive-carry-flights/5991450116723/ |archive-date=22 March 2023 |website=upi.com}} and load testing completed on 6 January 2016.

In July 2016, Lockheed successfully conducted the third surface launch of the LRASM following two tests at the Navy's Desert Ship, firing it from the Navy's Self Defense Test Ship (formerly the {{USS|Paul F. Foster}}). Tied to a Tactical Tomahawk Weapon Control System (TTWCS) for guidance and boosted by the Mk 114 motor, it flew a planned, low-altitude profile to its pre-determined endpoint. While the missile is currently planned to be exclusively air-launched, future requirements for employment across several launch platforms led to investment in risk-reduction for the future competition.{{Cite web |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=20 July 2016 |title=LRASM Scores in Navy Test Ship Launch |url=https://news.usni.org/2016/07/20/lrasm-scores-ship-launch-test |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120044/https://news.usni.org/2016/07/20/lrasm-scores-ship-launch-test |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=U.S. Naval Institute}}{{Cite web |date=21 July 2016 |title=Lockheed demonstrates LRASM's surface launch capability |url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/07/21/Lockheed-demonstrates-LRASMs-surface-launch-capability/3651469110002/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230328171611/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2016/07/21/Lockheed-demonstrates-LRASMs-surface-launch-capability/3651469110002/ |archive-date=28 March 2023 |website=upi.com}}

On 4 April 2017, Lockheed announced the first successful release of the LRASM from an F/A-18 Super Hornet.{{Cite web |date=4 April 2017 |title=Lockheed LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Conducts Successful Test from US Navy F/A-18E/F |url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/2017/sea-air-space-2017-show-daily-news/5060-sas-2017-lockheed-lrasm-anti-ship-missile-conducts-successful-test-from-us-navy-f-a-18e-f.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018115820/http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/naval-exhibitions/2017/sea-air-space-2017-show-daily-news/5060-sas-2017-lockheed-lrasm-anti-ship-missile-conducts-successful-test-from-us-navy-f-a-18e-f.html |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}} On 26 July 2017, Lockheed was awarded the first production award for the air-launched LRASM; low-rate initial production Lot 1 includes 23 missiles.{{Cite web |date=26 July 2017 |title=US Navy & Air Force Award Lockheed Martin 1st Production Lot for LRASM Anti-Ship Missile |url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/july-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5426-us-navy-air-force-award-lockheed-martin-1st-production-lot-for-lrasm-anti-ship-missile.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018115820/http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/july-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5426-us-navy-air-force-award-lockheed-martin-1st-production-lot-for-lrasm-anti-ship-missile.html |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}} On 27 July 2017, Lockheed announced they had successfully conducted the first launch of an LRASM from an angled topside canister using a Mk 114 booster, demonstrating the missile's ability to be used on platforms lacking vertical launch cells.{{Cite web |date=27 July 2017 |title=Lockheed Martin Demonstrates LRASM Launch Capability from Topside Canister |url=http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/july-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5434-lockheed-martin-demonstrates-lrasm-launch-capability-from-topside-canister.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120018/http://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/july-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5434-lockheed-martin-demonstrates-lrasm-launch-capability-from-topside-canister.html |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}}

On 17 August 2017, the LRASM conducted its first flight test in a production-representative, tactical configuration. The missile was dropped from a B-1B Lancer, navigated through all planned waypoints, transitioned to mid-course guidance and flew toward a moving maritime target using inputs from its onboard sensor, then descended to low altitude for final approach, positively identifying and impacting the target.{{Cite web |last=LaGrone |first=Sam |date=18 August 2017 |title=LRASM Succeeds in At Sea B-1B Bomber Tactical Launch Test |url=https://news.usni.org/2017/08/18/lrasm-succeeds-sea-b-1b-bomber-tactical-launch-test |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231121010929/https://news.usni.org/2017/08/18/lrasm-succeeds-sea-b-1b-bomber-tactical-launch-test |archive-date=21 November 2023 |website=U.S. Naval Institute}}{{Cite web |date=19 August 2017 |title=LRASM Anti-Ship Missile Tactical Configuration Takes First Flight from USAF B-1B |url=https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/august-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5489-lrasm-anti-ship-missile-tactical-configuration-takes-first-flight-from-usaf-b-1b.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231018120116/https://navyrecognition.com/index.php/news/defence-news/2017/august-2017-navy-naval-forces-defense-industry-technology-maritime-security-global-news/5489-lrasm-anti-ship-missile-tactical-configuration-takes-first-flight-from-usaf-b-1b.html |archive-date=18 October 2023 |website=Navy Recognition}}

The weapon was successfully fired against multiple targets on 13 December 2017, by a B-1B flying over the Point Mugu Sea Range.{{Cite web |last=Laporta |first=James |date=13 December 2017 |title=Lockheed Martin successfully fired their new anti-ship missile |url=https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/12/13/Lockheed-Martin-successfully-fired-their-new-anti-ship-missile/4471513175981/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171213161329/https://www.upi.com/Defense-News/2017/12/13/Lockheed-Martin-successfully-fired-their-new-anti-ship-missile/4471513175981/ |archive-date=13 December 2017 |website=upi.com}}

In May 2018 a second flight test, involving two LRASMs, was successfully completed.

In December 2018, the LRASM was integrated on the USAF's B-1 Lancer, reaching initial operational capability.{{Cite web |last=Reim |first=Garrett |date=20 December 2018 |title=Lockheed Martin delivers first Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles |url=https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-long-range-anti-ship-missiles-/130757.article |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200110210544/https://www.flightglobal.com/fixed-wing/lockheed-martin-delivers-first-long-range-anti-ship-missiles-/130757.article |archive-date=10 January 2020 |website=Flight Global}} The missile achieved early operational capability on Navy Super Hornets in November 2019.{{Cite web |last=Vavasseur |first=Xavier |date=19 December 2019 |title=Next-Generation Anti-Ship Missile Achieves Operational Capability with Super Hornets |url=https://news.usni.org/2019/12/19/next-generation-anti-ship-missile-achieves-operational-capability-with-super-hornets |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191219205824/https://news.usni.org/2019/12/19/next-generation-anti-ship-missile-achieves-operational-capability-with-super-hornets |archive-date=19 December 2019 |website=U.S. Naval Institute}}

In 2020, The US Navy began plans to integrate the LRASM on the Boeing P-8 Poseidon.{{cite news |last1=Trevithick |first1=Joseph |date=3 February 2020 |title=Navy To Greatly Expand P-8 Poseidon's Mission With New Missiles, Mines, Bombs, And Decoys |url=https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32071/navy-to-greatly-expand-p-8-poseidons-mission-with-new-missiles-mines-bombs-and-decoys |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200217012232/https://www.thedrive.com/the-war-zone/32071/navy-to-greatly-expand-p-8-poseidons-mission-with-new-missiles-mines-bombs-and-decoys |archive-date=17 February 2020 |access-date=27 December 2020 |work=The Drive}}{{Cite web |last=Gain |first=Nathan |date=5 May 2020 |title=NAVAIR progressing towards LRASM integration on P-8A MPA |url=https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/05/navair-progressing-towards-lrasm-integration-on-p-8a-mpa/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200506223752/https://www.navalnews.com/naval-news/2020/05/navair-progressing-towards-lrasm-integration-on-p-8a-mpa/ |archive-date=6 May 2020 |work=Naval News}}

In February 2021, U.S. Navy and Air Force awarded a $414 million contract to Lockheed Martin for continued production of the air-launched variant of LRASM, now operational on the U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F and U.S. Air Force B-1B.{{Cite web |date=12 February 2021 |title=Lockheed Martin Awarded Fourth and Fifth Production Lots for Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles |url=https://news.lockheedmartin.com/Lockheed-martin-awarded-fourth-and-fifth-production-lots-for-long-range-anti-ship-missiles |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210222231428/https://news.lockheedmartin.com/Lockheed-martin-awarded-fourth-and-fifth-production-lots-for-long-range-anti-ship-missiles |archive-date=22 February 2021 |access-date=3 May 2023 |website=Lockheed Martin}}

In September 2024, the U.S. Navy completed an initial flight test of the F-35C carrying the LRASM, followed in March 2025 by an initial flight test of the F-35B carrying the missile.{{Cite web |last=Schulenburg |first=Rupert |date=30 April 2025 |title=Countering China’s navy: the US air fleet’s growing anti-ship role |url=https://www.iiss.org/online-analysis/missile-dialogue-initiative/2025/04/countering-chinas-navy-the-us-air-fleets-growing-anti-ship-role/ |access-date=3 May 2025 |website=www.iiss.org }}

Foreign interest

In 2015, Sweden publicly expressed interest in the LRASM in response to concerns of Russian actions in Eastern Europe.{{Cite web |last=Freedberg Jr |first=Sydney J. |title=28 September 2015 |url=https://breakingdefense.com/2015/09/russian-a2ad-threat-drives-lockheeds-jassm-sales/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151002011350/http://breakingdefense.com/2015/09/russian-a2ad-threat-drives-lockheeds-jassm-sales |archive-date=2 October 2015 |website=Breaking Defense}} The United Kingdom, Singapore, Canada, Australia and Japan have also expressed interest in the missile.{{Cite web |last=Frawley |first=Gerard |date=17 August 2016 |title=Australia shows interest in LRASM anti-ship missile |url=http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/08/australia-shows-interest-in-lrasm-anti-ship-missile/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160817133951/http://australianaviation.com.au/2016/08/australia-shows-interest-in-lrasm-anti-ship-missile/ |archive-date=17 August 2016 |access-date=22 August 2016 |website=Australian Aviation}}{{Cite web |date=30 March 2018 |title=Defense Programs and Budget of Japan Overview of FY2018 Budget |url=http://www.mod.go.jp/e/d_budget/pdf/300329.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190903090243/http://www.mod.go.jp/e/d_budget/pdf/300329.pdf |archive-date=3 September 2019 |website=Japan Ministry of Defense}}

On 7 February 2020, the U.S. Department of State announced it had approved a possible foreign military sale to Australia of up to 200 LRASMs and related equipment for an estimated cost of US$990 million.{{Cite web |date=7 February 2020 |title=Australia – Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs) |url=https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/australia-long-range-anti-ship-missiles-lrasms |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210125134724/https://www.dsca.mil/press-media/major-arms-sales/australia-long-range-anti-ship-missiles-lrasms |archive-date=25 January 2021 |access-date=3 October 2021 |website=Defense Security Cooperation Agency}} In July 2020, Australia announced that it was acquiring the LRASM for their F/A-18F Super Hornet fighters.{{Cite web |last=Morrison |first=Scott |last2=Reynolds |first2=Linda |date=1 July 2020 |title=Long Range Strike Capabilities to Maintain Regional Security |url=https://www.pm.gov.au/media/long-range-strike-capabilities-maintain-regional-security |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200702104511/https://www.pm.gov.au/media/long-range-strike-capabilities-maintain-regional-security |archive-date=2 July 2020 |access-date=2 October 2021 |website=Prime Minister of Australia}}