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The Mark 46 torpedo is the backbone of the United States Navy’s lightweight anti-submarine warfare torpedo inventory and is the current NATO standard. These aerial torpedoes are designed to attack high-performance submarines and current variants such as the Mark 46 Mod 5 are expected to remain in service until the year 2015. In 1989 a major upgrade program for the Mod 5 began to improve its shallow-water performance resulting in the Mod 5A and Mod 5A(S).
