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Warship Goes Down For the Count: US. Navy F/A-18F Fighter Fired A ‘Stealth Munition’

RIMPAC 2024’s SINKEX of ex-USS Tarawa marked LRASM’s coming-of-age: a carrier-launched, stealth cruise missile autonomously found and struck a 40,000-ton ship under realistic conditions. -The test ...
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Warship Taken Down: Navy F/A-18F Fighter Launched 'Stealth Munition'

What You Need to Know: During the 2024 Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise, the U.S. Navy's F/A-18F Super Hornet successfully demonstrated its capabilities by sinking the ex-USS Tarawa (LHD-1) with ...