DARPA LongShot Cleared To Move Into Flight Demonstration Phase

Steve Trimble July 06, 2023

General Atomics Aeronautical Systems will build and test a flying missile launcher for DARPA under the LongShot program.. 

Credit: General Atomics Aeronautical Systems
An air-launched, flying and potentially recoverable missile carrier now can proceed into the manufacturing and flight demonstration phase after DARPA awarded a follow-up contract to General Atomics-Aeronautical Systems Inc. (GA-ASI). The $94.2 million contract for the LongShot program, awarded June...
Steve Trimble

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

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