The U.S. Marine Corps has identified as the L3Harris Red Wolf the mystery missile which was test-fired off an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter in Nov. 2024 as part of a Long-Range Precision Fire (LRPF) test at the Yuma Proving Grounds in Arizona. As details in that NAVAIR release were scarce, we assessed that the MAGTAB may have been used to mark the target location on the common map interface, with the tablet possibly used by both the Viper’s WSO (Weapon System Operator) and a Marine on the ground. Shadforth now told The War Zone, on the sidelines of Modern Day Marine, that the LRAM, currently based on the Red Wolf, is a “defense innovator accelerator” under the broader PASM, with a “low triple-digit range” and “double-digit time of flight,” implying a subsonic speed.
Author: Parth Satam
Published at: 2025-05-04 20:15:10
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