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Third All-Up-Round Test to Conclude Rapid Prototyping for ARRW

Third All-Up-Round Test to Conclude Rapid Prototyping for ARRW
Pictured are 2nd Bomb Wing aircrew next to a B-52H Stratofortress assigned to the wing at Barksdale AFB, La. on June 21, 2023 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

An upcoming all-up-round (AUR) test of the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-183A Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) will conclude its rapid prototyping and help determine future U.S. Air Force hypersonic missile requirements, service acquisition chief Andrew Hunter said on March 7. In September 2022, the Air Force awarded RTX [RTX]–then Raytheon–a $985 million contract for the air-breathing Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missile (HACM) (Defense Daily, Sept. 22, 2022). The company beat out Lockheed Martin and Boeing [BA] for the award. Hunter said on…

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