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If you make all the available shock AH-1z Viper, then its range will still be sm...

In the US, they tested a secret long -range rocket from the Viper Helicopter

If you make all the available shock AH-1z Viper, then its range will still be smaller than that of a new LRAM missile. The US Marine Corps has tested an unknown rocket with a distance of more than 240 km. Start came from AH-1Z Viper's shock helicopter. About it reports The War Zone. The new rocket should significantly expand the opportunities for the Navy. AH-1z Viper helicopter will become a carrier of a long-range weapon that was not previously in the arsenal. The rocket was called Lram.

The first combat firing is expected in 2025. Marine Corps Colonel Eric Ropella, the head of the expeditionary and advanced maritime aircraft development group, the Command of the Air Force Systems shared the details of a new rocket. He stated that you can make all the available Viper weapons and their range will still be less than LRAM. "So we are very pleased to do this . . . We have already flew with him, attached to [AH-1], and the test in real conditions will happen next financial year.

So I'm very happy to do it. I know a lot of AH-1 test pilots who fight For being those who can press the trigger during the first test, " - said Ropella. Detailed information on LRAM capabilities is limited. Earlier, the infantry reported that the maximum range would be at least 241 km, or even up to 278 km. The ammunition will be able to affect moving terrestrial and marine goals. When it comes to guidance, the rocket range will much exceed how far the AH-1Z helicopter sensors can see.

Equipment can potentially add equipment. There were already tests of an additional radar system on AH-1Z for use with AGM-114l Longbow Hellfire missile a much smaller radius than LRAM. AGM-114 hellfire and AGM-179 Jagm rockets are currently used with a little more than 11 and 8 km respectively. AH-1Z will also receive AIM-9X Sidewinder Air-9x Air-9x rockets with a maximum distance of 32 km.