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SiAW Test Missile Delivered to USAF, Northrop Grumman Says

SiAW Test Missile Delivered to USAF, Northrop Grumman Says
Pictured is a Northrop Grumman-provided photo of the SiAW test missile

Northrop Grumman [NOC] said on Monday that it has delivered to the U.S. Air Force a Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) test missile "to verify that the launch aircraft can safely carry and separate the weapon." In September last year, the company said that it had received a $705 million contract for SiAW development, integration, and rapid prototyping to start fielding the missile by 2026 (Defense Daily, Sept. 25, 2023). The Air Force has looked upon SiAW as an outgrowth of…

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