Tucson-Based Raytheon Unit Creating Stealthy New Nuclear Cruise Missile

Tucson-based Raytheon unit creating stealthy new nuclear cruise missile

A $2 billion contract for the Long-Range Standoff Weapon may grow to more than $10 billion over the next decade.

U.S. Air Force unveils first rendering of next-gen AGM-181A nuclear cruise missile

The LRSO will be deployed on both the B-52 Stratofortress and the B-21 Raider bomber aircraft. It has been designated a critical capability for the B-21, which will also carry the B61-12 and B61-13 nuclear bombs, with the latter to be used exclusively by the Raider. Andrew Hunter, the Air Force’s former Service Acquisition Executive, confirmed to the Senate Committee on Armed Services that the programme remains on schedule. “It is tracking well,…

Meet the AGM-181 LRSO: U.S. Air Force Reveals Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile

The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time a rendering of the new AGM-181A Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) which is set to replace the current AGM-86B ALCM. The U.S. Air Force has released for the first time, on Jun. 9, 2025, a rendering of the new AGM-181A Long-Range Standoff (LRSO), the service’s next-gen stealth […] The post Meet the AGM-181 LRSO: U.S. Air Force Reveals Next-Gen Nuclear Cruise Missile appeared first on The Aviationist.

First Glimpse Of Air Force's New Stealth Nuclear Cruise Missile

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