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BAE delivers all Lot 8 sensors for US Navy anti-ship missile
BAE Systems delivered all Lot 8 radio-frequency sensors for the US Navy’s Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile, or LRASM.
The sensors help the missile detect and target ships in defended maritime areas.
Engineers upgraded the sensor software without replacing hardware, and tested the changes.
LRASM also uses an imaging infrared seeker and onboard navigation and targeting systems, which can help it operate when GPS or communications are disrupted.
The missile has a reported range exceeding 200 nautical miles and carries a warhead designed to destroy large surface vessels.
The US Navy uses it on F/A-18E/F Super Hornet fighters, while the US Air Force uses it on B-1B bombers.
BAE has a contract to supply more sensors through 2028, as the program moves toward higher production volumes.
BAE Systems has delivered all Lot 8 radio-frequency sensors for the U.S. Navy’s Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile to Lockheed Martin.
The sensors support the missile’s ability to detect and target maritime threats in defended environments.
BAE has upgraded the sensor software without requiring hardware changes, after verification testing.
The missile also uses an imaging infrared seeker and onboard guidance to help it operate when communications or GPS are disrupted.
BAE holds a contract to supply additional sensors through 2028.
- Who
- BAE Systems delivered the sensors to Lockheed Martin.
- What
- BAE completed delivery of all Lot 8 radio-frequency sensors for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile.
- When
- BAE announced the delivery on November 10, 2026.
- Where
- Not stated.
- Why
- The sensors help the missile detect and target maritime threats, including in heavily defended environments.
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BAE Systems manufactured LRASM sensors at relatively low production volumes.
BAE Systems announced it had delivered all Lot 8 RF sensor units.
BAE Systems is contracted to supply additional LRASM RF sensors.
- Lot 8 delivery
- All RF sensor units delivered to Lockheed Martin
- Missile
- AGM-158C Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM)
- Additional supply contract
- Through 2028
- Reported missile range
- More than 200 nautical miles
- Operators
- U.S. Navy F/A-18E/F Super Hornets and U.S. Air Force B-1B Lancers
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#NEWS: Ensuring U.S. military readiness. We have delivered all Lot 8 units of our advanced RF sensor for the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM). “We’re delivering essential weapon systems that provide operational asymmetry and a decisive advantage to our warfighters,” said