The World - News from Aug. 5, 1987
West Germany and the United States signed an agreement in Washington to cooperate in the production of a new missile to protect warships from cruise missiles. The Rolling Airframe Missile (RAM) will be built by General Dynamics and a West German consortium. The nine-foot-long supersonic missile uses both a heat-seeking sensor and radar to find and destroy approaching cruise missiles. According to published reports, the U.S. Navy might buy as many as 4,000 of the missiles and the West Germans 2,000.
More to Read
Start your day right
Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week.
You may occasionally receive promotional content from the Los Angeles Times.
