USAF, Navy 'Not Collaborating' On Nuclear Cruise Missile Projects

Steve Trimble June 03, 2021
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
The U.S. Air Force and Navy are not cooperating currently on a future nuclear cruise missile despite active development programs by both services, according to Gen. Timothy Ray, head of Air Force Global Strike Command. The Navy requested $5.2 million in the fiscal 2022 budget proposal sent to...
Steve Trimble

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

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