On May 12, the USS Montgomery (LCS-8) test fired three AGM-114L Longbow Hellfire missiles at a land-based target. This marked the first time a Littoral Combat Ship had fired missiles in a land-attack. The U.S. Navy ship—which was cruising in the Pacific Ocean—successfully hit the target located several nautical miles away. The ship coordinated with...
On July 25, the U.S. Navy announced a successful test of the Longbow Hellfire surface-to-surface missile from an unnamed Independence-class Littoral Combat Ship (LCS). Conducted at Point Mugu Sea Range, California, the launch marks the first test of the Longbow Hellfire for the Independence-class LCS. The missile was successfully tested with the Freedom-class LCS earlier...
On June 27, the U.S. Defense Acquisition Board approved Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) for Low-Rate Initial Production (LRIP). The JAGM is intended to replace both the AGM-114 Hellfire II and Hellfire Longbow missiles for use on AH-64E Apache and AH-1Z Viper attack helicopters and unmanned aircraft. It is equipped with semi-active laser (SAL)...
