Cruise Missiles Rise To Top Of U.S. Weapons Agenda | Aviation Week Network
Share Within a decade, cruise missile options for the B-52 will include new versions of the conventional AGM-158 as well as the all-new nuclear Long-Range Standoff missiles and possibly future Hypersonic Attack Cruise Missiles. Credit: U.S. Air Force After successfully fielding only one new cruise missile during the past 30 years, the U.S. Defense Department hopes to multiply that result over the next decade. Two new candidates for a future hypersonic cruise missile are currently in testing, while a third has entered the design phase. A subsonic replacement for a nuclear version of the ...
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