Longshot torpedo

UglyMowgli · 06-01-07, 05:50 AM

May 31, 2007: The U.S. Navy has successfully tested an accessory (the "LongShot® Wing Adapter Kit") for its lightweight Mk 54 torpedo, which allows a maritime patrol aircraft to launch the torpedo from high altitude. The test was at 8,000 feet, but it could be higher. The kit has pop-out wings, so the high-altitude torpedo can still be stored inside the aircraft bomb bay. When dropped, the wings pop out, an onboard computer uses GPS and tiny electric motors, to operate the wings and fins to guide the torpedo to a preprogrammed location, at which point the glide kit falls away as the torpedo enters the water, and starts searching for the submarine. The glide kit can also be used with air dropped naval mines, or even dumb bombs (in which case, it is another version of JDAM). It took contractor Lockheed Martin a year, and three million dollars, to develop the system.
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06-01-07, 05:50 AM	#1
UglyMowgli Grey Wolf Join Date: Aug 2003 Location: Canada Posts: 784 Downloads: 10 Uploads: 0	Longshot torpedo May 31, 2007: The U.S. Navy has successfully tested an accessory (the "LongShot® Wing Adapter Kit") for its lightweight Mk 54 torpedo, which allows a maritime patrol aircraft to launch the torpedo from high altitude. The test was at 8,000 feet, but it could be higher. The kit has pop-out wings, so the high-altitude torpedo can still be stored inside the aircraft bomb bay. When dropped, the wings pop out, an onboard computer uses GPS and tiny electric motors, to operate the wings and fins to guide the torpedo to a preprogrammed location, at which point the glide kit falls away as the torpedo enters the water, and starts searching for the submarine. The glide kit can also be used with air dropped naval mines, or even dumb bombs (in which case, it is another version of JDAM). It took contractor Lockheed Martin a year, and three million dollars, to develop the system. http://www.strategypage.com/htmw/hts.../20070531.aspx __________________ Modern Naval Warfare Community Manager