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STRATCOM Nominee: Development of LRSO for U.S. Air Force On Track

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 15th, 2022

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Development of the Raytheon Technologies' [RTX] AGM-181 Long-Range Standoff Weapon (LRSO) to replace the Boeing [BA] AGM-86 Air Launched Cruise Missile (ALCM) has raised no technology readiness level (TRL) concerns thus far, U.S. Air Force Gen. Anthony Cotton, the commander of Air Force Global Strike Command and the air component of U.S. Strategic Command (STRATCOM), told the Senate Armed Services Committee (SASC) on Sept. 15 at his nomination hearing to become the next head of STRATCOM. "We absolutely need LRSO,"…

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