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Even though the Pentagon has yet to select a contractor to develop the next-generation LRSO cruise missile, the USAF is preparing to start integrating the weapon on the B-52H bomber from next year onward Even though the Pentagon has yet to select a contractor to develop the next-generation Long-Range Stand-Off (LRSO) cruise missile, the U.S. Air Force (USAF) is preparing...

The AGM-86B had become operational in December 1982, with the 416th Bombardment Wing, Griffiss Air Force Base, N.Y. The Pentagon announced under Release No: CR-163-17 that both Lockheed Martin and Raytheon have been selected “for the Long Range Standoff weapon’s technology maturation and risk reduction acquisition phase.” Both companies were give $900 million each and the contract is for five years...