Can f35 carry LRASM?

Lockheed Martin confirmed to Naval News during SNA 2021 that LRASM can not be mounted internally aboard the F-35 Lightning II aircraft: ““Due to their overall size of the missiles, both JASSM and LRASM would be external carriage only. They do not fit in the internal bay of the F-35.”

Is LRASM supersonic?

The LRASM-B was designed for high-altitude and supersonic speed over stealthy penetration.

How fast are anti-ship missiles?

Comparison

Name	Year	Speed
Naval Strike Missile	2009	High subsonic
AGM-123 Skipper II	1985	1,100 km/h (590 kn)
SS.12/AS.12	1960	370 km/h (200 kn)
BGM-109B Tomahawk	1983	880 km/h (480 kn)

Is the Lrasm in service?

The Navy will hold a competition for the Offensive Anti-Surface Warfare (OASuW)/Increment 2 anti-ship missile as a follow-on to LRASM to enter service in 2024….

AGM-158C LRASM
In service	2018 to present
Used by	United States Navy United States Air Force Royal Australian Air Force
Production history
Designer	DARPA

How many JASSM can a B 52 carry?

12 JASSM
Each Stratofortress can carry up to 12 JASSM on its wing pylons and another eight inside its bomb bay. With 20 B-52Hs, or less than half the active fleet of 58, the US Air Force could deliver some 400 JASSM-ER missiles against targets from a maximum stand-off distance of 1,000km.

How many JASSM can f15 carry?

five JASSMs
Fighter aircraft can carry one missile under each wing, although in May 2021 the USAF loaded an F-15E with five JASSMs. The F-35, if certified to carry the JASSM, would have to carry the weapon externally because the missile would not fit in the main internal weapons bay.