Flying Torpedoes Help P-8A Poseidon Attack Enemy Submarines
14 Januari 2019 High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) with Air Launch Accessory (ALA) (image : Boeing) WASHINGTON – Airborne weapons experts at the Boeing Co. are building add-on kits to create flying torpedoes that can attack submerged enemy submarines from long ranges and from high altitudes. The Naval Sea Systems Command in Washington announced a $9.3 million order Wednesday to the Boeing Co. Defense, Space & Security segment in St. Louis to design and build the High Altitude Anti-Submarine Warfare Weapon Capability (HAAWC) Air Launch Accessory (ALA). The HAAWC ALA enables the Raytheon MK 54 lightweight torpedo carried aboard the Navy Boeing P-8A Poseidon long-range maritime patrol jet to glide through the air from altitudes as high as 30,000 feet, essentially transforming the torpedo into a glide weapon that the P-8A aircraft can release from high altitudes. As the flying torpedo nears the water, it jettisons its wings and tail and takes on its original...