Air Force Reserve Command plans to establish a “classic” associate unit at Eglin AFB, Fla., working with Air Combat Command units there. A news release said the start date is “tentatively” set for Fiscal 2008. The Reserve unit would support ACC’s 53rd Wing test and weapons evaluation missions, but the program could expand to other Eglin units.
Details Murky as ARRW Falls Short in Second Test
March 24, 2023
The second all-up flight of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon on March 13 fell short of a fully successful test, but the Air Force isn’t saying what went wrong with the Lockheed Martin-built hypersonic missile. The defense giant's Missiles and Fire Control division recently said the ARRW is "ready…