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Acceleration of LRSO Proposed By Senate Defense Authorizers

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, July 17th, 2025

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Acceleration of LRSO Proposed By Senate Defense Authorizers

A U.S. Air Force B-52H Stratofortress from the 2nd Bomb Wing at Barksdale AFB, La., lands at Chennault International Airport in Lake Charles, La., on April 29 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Senate Armed Services Committee's fiscal 2026 bill would provide nearly $756 million for the U.S. Air Force AGM-181 Long Range Standoff (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile by RTX [RTX]--$149 million more than requested by the Air Force, including $141 million to accelerate the program and $8 million for "conventional variant advance planning." The Air Force has targeted a Milestone C production decision for LRSO in fiscal 2027 and has said that it wants LRSO to be operational in the early…

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