The ARRW hypersonic missile would equip B-1Bs refurbished and updated for a more potent long-range strike capability, Global Strike Command chief Gen. Timothy Ray said. The hypersonic missiles would be mounted on the external hardpoints once planned to carry AGM-86B Air-Launched Cruise Missiles, but not ...
Marillyn Hewson is stepping aside as head of Lockheed Martin, to be succeeded by board member James Taiclet, while Frank St. John steps up to be Chief Operating Officer. Taiclet is a graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy with degrees in engineering and international ...
The newest variant of the Air Force’s advanced, stealthy Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile-Extreme Range will start low-rate initial production next year, with deliveries beginning in 2024, according to the service’s budget request. The Air Force’s fiscal 2021 request includes $506 million total for ...
Lawmakers want the Air Force to study whether it could buy multiple years’ worth of Lockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range at once to save money. The service looks to boost that stockpile for potential conflict with faraway and advanced enemies like Russia and ...
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Army Gen. Mark Milley addresses reporters at an Oct. 28, 2019, press conference at the Pentagon. DVIDS screenshot. US aircraft fired a heavy onslaught of ordnance from the air, including multiple AGM-158B Joint...
Raytheon and the Air Force are working toward initially fielding the new Small Diameter Bomb II, or “StormBreaker,” on Boeing’s F-15E. The program recently finished operational testing. Air Force photo via Raytheon. The Air Force is furthering three bomb buys...