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ASROC modernization attracts less attention than headline missiles

An ASW question asks whether the long-serving ASROC concept has a replacement.

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Question

Is there a replacement for ASROC?

Short answer

An advanced version already exists, and further development is plausible, though the system receives little attention.

Notes

An advanced ASROC version is already in service, and a further successor remains plausible. Dependable anti-submarine weapons draw less public attention than prominent surface-to-air missiles, so ASROC development is easily overlooked.