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HACM to Flight Test in Fiscal 2025; USAF Wants ARRW ‘Leave Behind Capability’

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HACM to Flight Test in Fiscal 2025; USAF Wants ARRW ‘Leave Behind Capability’
U.S. Air Force personnel secure a test Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon to a B-52H Stratofortress ejector rack at Barksdale AFB, La. on November 2, 2022 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The U.S. Air Force plans flight tests of the RTX [RTX] air-breathing Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) in fiscal 2025, as the service mulls a legacy for the development of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW),  the service said. Air Force "senior leadership continues to review Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon test results and pursue the development of advancing hypersonic capabilities," the Air Force said in an email response to questions this week. "The Air Force is…

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