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Naval
Forces News - China, Chile |
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PLAN’s taskforce conducts maritime joint exercise with Chilean Navy |
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A taskforce
of the Navy of the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLAN) which
is composed of the guided missile destroyer “Lanzhou” and
the guided missile frigate “Liuzhou” carried out a maritime
joint exercise with the frigates “Lynch” (FF-07) and “Capitán
Prat” (FFG-11), and five airplanes of the Chilean Navy on October
10, 2013. |
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The picture
shows that the PLAN’s taskforce is sailing in the tough sea. (mil.cnr.cn/Tao
Hongxiang) |
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This was the first flight test for the advanced sensor,
which autonomously located and targeted a moving surface ship. Offering
capabilities not available in currently fielded cruise missile systems,
LRASM is a next-generation missile being developed as an advanced prototype
for rapid transition to the U.S. Navy.
“The first live fire LRASM test verified our long range sensor’s
accuracy detecting and identifying targets,” said David Logan,
vice president and general manager of Technology Solutions at BAE Systems.
“Its performance validated the sensor’s signal processing
algorithms, as well as its reliability under the environmental stresses
of a missile flight.”
The new sensor is designed for situations where access to the airspace
is made difficult for Allied Forces by the enemy. The sensor uses advanced
electronic technologies to detect targets within a complex signal environment,
and then calculates precise target locations for the missile control
unit. This was the first of three air-launched flight tests scheduled
for LRASM.
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