The US Navy is working on fitting their F/A-18 Super Hornets with autonomous Long-Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASM) developed by Lockheed Martin.
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While details concerning the self-flying missiles are light on the ground, it’s confirmed will be able to guide themselves to targets, along with having the ability to dodge missiles as they target enemy vessels from as far as 200 nautical miles out.
Developed by the Navy and Pentagon’s research arm, controlled tests of the new tech were held in 2013, with the missiles expected to be be given the full governmental go-ahead by 2019.
The reported goal for the LSARM is to eventually be able to fire it from surface ships such as submarines, destroyers and other aircraft such as F-15s, with it predicted to become a big part of the US army’s future defense operations.
While other autonomous tech such as the Google Car is looking to make the future a safer place it seems that, at least for enemies of the US, the LSARM is looking to do the exact opposite.
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