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ARRW Booster Flight Test Expected Before New Year

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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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