Russia’s Krunichev Space Research and Development Center announced Wednesday the end of the manufacturing line for the SS-19 ICBM, according to the Interfax news agency. “We do not have the manufacturing equipment nor can we produce them under contract. We can only dispose of them,” said General Director Alexander Medvedev.
The Air Force is accelerating its plans to field an MQ-9A replacement in the wake of heavy Reaper losses in operations against Iran, top officials said Sept. 3, and they’re targeting a price point of just $10 million per aircraft.
