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USAF Seeks Benchmarking Of Northrop Grumman’s Performance On SiAW

Frank Wolfe

Friday, March 20th, 2026

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USAF Seeks Benchmarking Of Northrop Grumman’s Performance On SiAW

Pictured is a U.S. Air Force photo of an F-16 fighter with a Stand-in Attack Weapon.

Through a request for information (RFI) issued this month, the U.S. Air Force is seeking to benchmark the performance of Northrop Grumman [NOC] on the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW). "The RFI is the mechanism to gather the most up-to-date information directly from industry about options to build-up munitions capacity and potentially deliver the capability on faster timelines," the Air Force said on Friday. "Given the very high importance of the requirement, the USAF wants the most up-to-date information from industry…

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