In the 60s the RN looked at using missiles possibly derived from Blue Water or similar as a replacement for carrier aircraft. Nothing came of it and Exocet was bought in 1970. Was any serious work ever done?
http://www.defensenews.com/story.php?i=5642659&c=AIR&s=MID
I pray this turns out to be a hoax. As while China is likely to not use their ASBM, Iran surely will if they possess this type of missile.
Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM)
Program Manager: Mr. Rob McHenry
In response to emerging threats, DARPA is building on the technology advances developed under the Hypersonics Flight (HyFly) program to develop and demonstrate standoff anti-ship strike technologies to reverse the...
A picture from an 80's military advertisement lead to these other two images. Interesting similiarities between the 25 year old ANS test vehicle and Taiwan's recent supersonic cruise missile. ;)
(The ad is aerospatiale.)
aérospatiale
anti-shipanti-ship missile
anti-surface warfare
asuw
british aerospace plc
bundesmarine
cold war
federal republic of germany
france
french fifth republic
great britain
hawker siddeley dynamics
marine nationale
mbb
north atlantic treaty organisation
royal navy
supersonic
west germany
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