
The U.S. Air Force said that it conducted a Critical Design Review (CDR) for the Raytheon Technologies [RTX] AGM-181 Long Range Stand-Off (LRSO) nuclear-tipped cruise missile on Feb. 27-March 2 at Eglin AFB, Fla. As of June 2021, the Air Force planned to buy 1,087 LRSOs--67 for development and 1,020 in procurement--at a unit cost of $13.3 million, per the Government Accountability Office Weapon Systems Annual Assessment last June. Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory is to provide the W80-4 warhead for…