12/6/2004 · Lockheed Martin (Loral) RUM-139 VL-Asroc In the early 1980s, the U.S. Navy sought to replace the surface-launched RUR-5 ASROC and the submarine-launched UUM-44 Subroc with a single new missile, the planned RUM/UUM-125 Sea Lance ASW-SOW (Anti-Submarine Warfare Stand-Off Weapon).
7/23/2015 · VL-ASROC Repair. Lockheed Martin Corp.
Akron, Ohio, has received a contract for $7.6M for the repair and refurbishment of 11 vertical launch anti-submarine rocket motors (VL-ASROC). Wow! That’s a lot of money for simple repair and refurbishment of rocket motors. Posted by ComNavOps at 5:00 AM.
The RUM-139 VL-ASROC is an anti-submarine missile in the ASROC family, currently built by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Navy. History [ edit | edit source ] Design and development of the missile began in 1983 when Goodyear Aerospace was contracted by the U.S. Navy to develop a ship-launched anti-submarine missile compatible with the new Mark 41 Vertical Launching.
The RUR-5 ASROC is a Cold War era naval anti-submarine warfare system of US origin. It was developed in the 1950’s to provide US navy ships with an all weather stand-off system to combat the increasing threat posed by nuclear submarines. The RUR-5 ASROC remains in service in some nations. In US service the RUM-139 VL-ASROC replaced the older RUR-5.
RUM-139 VL-ASROC – Wikipedia, Lockheed Martin RUM-139 VL-Asroc – Designation-Systems.Net, RUR-5 ASROC – Wikipedia, Lockheed Martin RUM-139 VL-Asroc – Designation-Systems.Net, 7/18/2005 · By that time, however, phase-out of the RUR-5 had already begun, and by 2000 almost all RUR-5 rockets had been replaced by the RUM-139 VL-ASROC (Vertical Launch ASROC), which is essentially an ASROC modified for launch in the MK 41 VLS (Vertical Launch System). Total production of the RUR-5 was more than 1000 rockets.
