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The Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) program, managed by the Air Force, is designed to address a critical air-launch capability gap. It provides a flexible, long-range, advanced anti-surface capability against high-threat maritime targets. The LRASM (AGM-158C) achieved Early Operational Capability on the USAF B-1 Lancer in December 2018 and on the USN F/A-18E/F Super Hornet in November 2019. The U.S. Navy leads this program as part of the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare weapon development initiative, aiming to enhance the military's ability to engage high-priority maritime targets effectively.

A key objective of the LRASM program is to implement a Multiyear Procurement strategy under the Large Lot Procurement concept. This involves executing individual procurements concurrently and overlapping with related programs like the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER). By leveraging synergies in production, this approach seeks to improve efficiencies, increase production capacity, accelerate delivery timelines, and reduce unit costs. The LRASM and JASSM-ER share over 70% hardware commonality and utilize the same production assembly line, facilitating cost savings through joint procurement efforts.

In FY 2024, procurement efforts fully funded the eighth production lot for LRASM and provided Economic Order Quantities for subsequent lots under this strategy. For FY 2025, procurement aligns with the first year of LRASM multiyear procurement and includes Lot 9 procurement of AGM-158C and AGM-158C-3 variants. The AGM-158C-3 variant introduces an Engineering Change Proposal to enhance long-range strike capabilities further. From FY26 onwards, only the LRASM C-3 variant will be procured until inventory objectives are met.

The program also focuses on addressing Diminishing Manufacturing Sources and Material Shortages issues through various initiatives such as studies, bridge buys, life-of-type buys, supplier/parts replacement, and qualification activities. These efforts aim to preserve future production capabilities while ensuring that critical components like engines, processors, radio equipment, and sensors are adequately supported to achieve cost savings and reduce delivery timelines.