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ARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year

ARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. John Malloy and Staff Sgt. Jacob Puente from the 912th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, secure the AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon Instrumented Measurement Vehicle 2 as it is loaded under the wing of a B-52H Stratofortress at Edwards AFB, California, Aug. 6. The ARRW IMV-2 completed a captive carry test off the Southern California coast, Aug. 8. (Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] are to conduct the first booster flight test of the hypersonic AGM-183 Air Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) in the next 10 days, the Air Force acquisition office (SAF/AQ) said on Dec. 22. The service is looking to begin ARRW production next year but is uncertain of the first production amounts, per SAF/AQ. On Dec. 19, ARRW had its sixth instrumented measurement vehicle (IMV) flight test on a B-52H bomber from Edwards…

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