Just How Powerful is Long Range Anti ship Missile (LRASM)
LRASM is fixing a key deficiency in the Navy—namely, a lack of a capability to sink ships. After the end of the Cold War, our Navy was left the undisputed champion of naval forces worldwide, with most of the runner-ups American allies. After 9/11, the service changed course to support wars on the ground in places like Afghanistan and Iraq, and the anti-ship mission atrophied. The rise of the Chinese Navy and increased tension between NATO and Russia has brought anti-ship capability back to the forefront of the Navy mission.
