The Mark 54 Lightweight Hybrid Torpedo (LHT) is an anti-submarine warfare (ASW) torpedo used by the Royal Australian Navy. It is air-dropped by the Navy's MH-60R Seahawk helicopters as well as the Royal Australian Air Force’s P-8A Poseidon Maritime Patrol Aircraft.
Specifications
- Function: lightweight torpedo
- Manufacturer: Raytheon Systems
- Designed: 1999
- Guidance: active or passive/active acoustic homing
- Power plant: reciprocating external combustion (Otto II liquid fuel)
- Weight: 276 kilograms
- Diameter: 324 mm
- Length: 2.72 metres
- Speed: 74.1 kilometres per hour
Function
Torpedoes