Raytheon’s LRSO Prize Completes Nuclear Modernization Supplier Roles

Steve Trimble April 27, 2020
air-launched cruise missile
In November, an Air Force ground crew demilitarized the last AGM-86C conventional air-launched cruise missile. The nuclear version will continue in service until it is replaced by the LRSO in 2030.
Credit: Airman 1st Class Jacob B. Wrightsman/U.S. Air Force
Raytheon now stands as the sole remaining bidder for the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) program, a $4.5 billion cruise missile that replaces the AGM-86B and preserves a nuclear strike role for a portion of the B-52 fleet beyond 2030. Raytheon is now the sole source for the $4.5 billion missile LRSO...
Steve Trimble

Steve covers military aviation, missiles and space for the Aviation Week Network, based in Washington DC.

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