LONG RANGE FIRES

Long Range Fires under the Navy's Research, Development, Test & Evaluation budget activity, aims to enhance the capacity of long-range precision weapons in line with the National Defense Strategy. The program's primary objective is to provide Combatant Commanders with an agile, mobile, land-based system capable of launching Tomahawk cruise missiles to complement surface and sub-surface launched missiles. The Marine Corps plans to integrate three Long-Range Missile batteries into the Fleet Marine Force starting in FY 2025. The program focuses on developing and testing the ROGUE-Fires carrier integrated with a single cell MK-41 vertical launch system launcher and Tactical Tomahawk Weapons Control System.

The Long Range Fires (LRF) program addresses capability gaps defined in the Joint Requirements Oversight Council approved Ground Based Anti-Ship Missile initial capability document. It supports land and future maritime strike requirements by combining a ROGUE-Fires carrier integrated with a single cell MK41 Vertical Launching System (VLS) launcher and necessary fire control systems. The program was designated a Program of Record in September 2021, with Milestone B achieved in the 3rd quarter of FY 2022 and Milestone C scheduled for FY 2025. The Marine Corps is leveraging existing Navy and Marine Corps programs for major elements of LRF, including the Tomahawk missile, TTWCS, and VLS Launcher electronics. The program aims to mature the single cell launcher configuration, carrier, command and control system, and resupply system to provide an effective, sustainable expeditionary capability for the Marine Corps.