【9月5日】看軍聞學英語
■泰戈爾
原文：
The U.S. Navy will fund development work on the Long Range ASW (Anti-Submarine Warfare) Weapon, otherwise known as LRAW, for the first time starting sometime in late 2026/early 2027. Details regarding LRAW broke cover in the U.S. Navy’s Research, Development, Test & Evaluation documentation for fiscal year 2027.
LRAW is to be the replacement/supplement for current vertically launched stand-off anti-submarine weapons currently employed by the U.S. Navy and it’s allies. Long range ASW capabilities are currently shouldered by the RUM-139C Vertical Launched Anti-Submarine Rocket (VL-ASROC), which consists of a booster/guidance section designed to propel a Mark-46 or Mark-54 Lightweight Torpedo to a designated drop point, from where the torpedo will seek out it’s target.
The Navy lists the primary justification for LRAW as a lack of sufficient range for current VLA (vertical launched, anti-submarine weapons) offerings. As such, LRAW is to have greater range than the RUM-139C, which has a publicly stated range of a bit over 10 miles. The Navy also states that he current pool of RUM-139s in service is shrinking, and only minimal quantities of the missile will be kept in inventory based off of limited maintenance funding, requiring a new weapon to be produced en masse.
LRAW will receive $11.423 million dollars in funding for FY 2027, with the funds allotted to the beginning of design work, including the modification of current VLA rounds, the production of test articles, and other associated engineering work.
中譯：
美國海軍將從今年底或明年初開始，首度為「長程反潛武器」的開發工作提供資金。關於長程反潛武器的詳細資訊出現在美國海軍2027財政年度的「研究、開發、測試與評估」文件中。
該武器將作為美國海軍及其盟國目前使用的垂直發射遠距反潛武器的替代或補充。現階段的長程反潛任務主要由RUM-139C垂直發射反潛火箭（VL-ASROC）負擔；該系統包含一個推進器與導引段，旨在將Mk-46或Mk-54輕型魚雷投送到指定的落點，隨後魚雷將自行搜尋並攻擊目標。
海軍說明開發此武器的主要理由，是目前的垂直發射反潛武器（VLA）射程不足。因此其射程將超越RUM-139C（其公開說明的射程略高於10英里，約16公里）。海軍同時指出，現役RUM-139的庫存正在萎縮，由於維護資金有限，未來僅會保留極少量庫存，因此需要大規模生產新型武器。
這項武器在2027財政年度將獲得1142.3萬美元的資金，用於啟動設計工作，包括修改現有的垂直發射反潛彈藥、生產測試樣品，以及其他相關工程。
關鍵軍語
※Anti-Submarine Warfare：反潛作戰
※Lightweight Torpedo：輕型魚雷