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Air Force Releases RFPs for GBSD, LRSO

Alissa Tabirian

Monday, August 1st, 2016

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Air Force Releases RFPs for GBSD, LRSO

The Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) is the predecessor to the eventual Long Range Standoff (LRSO) weapon. Photo: Air Force.

The U.S. Air Force on Friday released requests for proposals (RFP) for technology maturation and risk reduction operations for the Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) and Ground-Based Strategic Deterrent (GBSD) missile programs, part of the United States’ plan to modernize each leg of the nuclear triad. The service plans to award up to two contracts in the fourth quarter of fiscal 2017 for each program.The LRSO nuclear cruise missile is intended to replace the aging air-launched cruise missile. The missile, to be…

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