Thanks. We have observed this being reported by a multitude of media outlets and much of the information is conflicting.
(For example the article you linked claims the missile was guided by the F-18 chase-plane, however most reports say that guidance was via datalink from an orbiting P-8)
We are going to need a bit more detailed information in order to properly model this. For example, was this a one-off test or is it actually being deployed operationally? Will the missile be able to autonomously hunt ship targets or its own or will the AsuW mode be available only when a datalink channel is feasible? And so on.
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