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Air Force

Air Force To Focus On Less Costly Palletized Missiles For Cargo Aircraft

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, June 3rd, 2026

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Air Force To Focus On Less Costly Palletized Missiles For Cargo Aircraft

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force F-16 releasing a FAMM-L during a recent test by the Air Force's 96th Test Wing and 53rd Wing.

The near term focus of the Air Force for the service's Family of Affordable Missiles (FAMM) is on palletized ones (FAMM-P) for cargo aircraft, such as C-17s and C-130s, not on lugged variants (FAMM-L) for fighters, such as F-16s. "The immediate focus of this RFI [request for information] is exclusively on the FAMM-P BAR [beyond adversary reach] requirement," Air Force Life Cycle Management Center's weapons directorate said in a Wednesday business notice. "The FAMM-L BAR requirement will be further defined…

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