Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I cover the changing world of underwater warfare. In July 1976 a young naval officer made the short walk from his warship to a ...
Thirty years ago, Harpoon Brewery cofounder Dan Kenary threw a party in Cambridge to introduce the nascent beer company to the public. On offer were bags of Smartfood — “we were four unmarried guys” — ...
What You Need to Know: The Harpoon missile, first developed in 1977 by McDonnell Douglas, revolutionized naval warfare with its radar-homing and sea-skimming capabilities. Designed to counter Soviet ...
Key point: The Harpoon is still useful, but is already being gradually improved and replaced. The Harpoon has a long and storied history in U.S. service. As the primary anti-ship armament of the U.S.
The US Navy will wrap up developmental free flight testing of the datalink-equipped Boeing Harpoon Block II+ sea-skimming, anti-ship missile next week, ahead of fielding on the F/A-18E/F Super Hornet ...