
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…