Moscow. 3 July. INTERFAX.RU – The United States is starting the production of new air-launched cruise missiles designed to be equipped with nuclear warheads, follows from the US Air Force's $ 2 billion contract with Raytheon.
As part of the agreement, the company, in particular, must produce a cruise missile under the Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapons system and carry out flight tests.
The LRSO air-launched cruise missile, designed to be equipped with a nuclear warhead, will have a range of about 2,500 km. It is planned that it will be adopted by the US Air Force until 2030 and will replace the previous system – ALCM. These missiles will be equipped with B-52H Stratofortress strategic bombers, as well as B-21 Raider strategic bombers.
According to the Pentagon, the LRSO program is aimed at developing weapons that, while performing strategic tasks, will be able to guaranteed to break through the echeloned air defense system of a potential enemy.
