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Joint Advanced Tactical Missile

New Longer-Range Missiles Needed to Preserve Stealth Advantages

Sept. 23, 2021 | By John A. Tirpak
The range of current Air Force weapons compels pilots of stealth aircraft to get too close to their targets, risking that they’ll be seen and shot down, Air Combat Command boss Gen. Mark D. Kelly said Sep. 22. The service must have longer-range “fifth-generation weapons” ...

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