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U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $2 Billion EMD Contract for LRSO

U.S. Air Force Awards Raytheon $2 Billion EMD Contract for LRSO
Load crew members of the 20th Aircraft Maintenance Unit prepare to load munitions on a B-52H bomber during an Aircraft Monitor and Control test at Barksdale AFB, La. on Aug. 24 last year. The test is performed every five to ten years to demonstrate the capability of the B-52 to provide the required voltage levels for the mission configuration in the AGM-86 air-launched cruise missile interface. (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force on July 1 awarded Raytheon Technologies' [RTX] missiles and defense division in Tucson, Ariz. a $2 billion cost plus contract with performance incentives for the engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) phase of the Long Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO). The contract could raise the hackles of House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith (D-Wash.). Smith said this week that, while the Air Force's Ground Based Strategic Deterrent next-generation ICBM should be left alone, for now, nuclear weapons…

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