[Mariner]

Ummm...the warhead is only about 20lbs.

I guess the goal would be to blow the antennae off the ship and thereby disable it.

[Little Ray]

That is an awfully expensive missile to waste on a ship.
Should be looking at purchasing the BraHmos for anti-ship work. Hypersonic sea-skimmer - just the missile mass would be lethal!

[gaijin]

[nuke_road_warrior]

So we spent how many millions to adapt a pretty good anti-aircraft missile to a so-so anti-ship missile?

While I recognize that an anti-ship capability is needed for surface ships, I'm not convinced that this makes any real improvement over existing capabilities. Except in rare circumstances, surface ships are not the go-to for anti-ship action. Aircraft and submarines remain the primary defenses against hostile actions by seaborne forces. Except for amphibious operations, surface ships exist to protect the carriers form hostile aircraft and submarines.

Once again, the pentagon seems obsessed to spend money on unneeded or unwanted weapons systems that “do everything sorta” while ignoring the real threats, or the need to update our core defense systems.

[doorgunner69]

IIRC, didn’t several of the early anit-air ship missiles also have a anti-surface capability? You never heard about it much, like the nuke warhead option.