"Paul J. Adam" wrote in news:BkVqTUEmtFpHFwc0
@jrwlynch.demon.co.uk:

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See:

http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Boei...r_Next_Generat
ion_Harpoon_Block_III_Missile_999.html

How much longer will the Navy keep upgrading Harpoon before
switching to a newer, possibly supersonic, weapon?

For as long as Harpoon keeps doing the job. You hit tradeoff territory
on missile speed: flying faster means you can't come in so low,
increases your radar and thermal signature, and gets you some other
drawbacks.

My experience was that Foreign Military Sales (FMS) customers were
the main drivers for Harpoon developments.

scott s.
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