The Air Force’s New Stealth Cruise Missile Is a Go. But Do We Need It?
Let's make sense of the controversial Long Range Stand Off.
By Kyle Mizokami
Jul 7, 2021
Raytheon will build a new, nuclear-tipped cruise missile for the U.S. Air Force.
The Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile will arm Air Force strategic bombers.
LRSO will have the range to make even B-52s effective nuclear platforms.
The U.S. Air Force has awarded Raytheon a contract to develop the service’s next-generation stealth cruise missile. The Long Range Stand Off (LRSO) missile will arm B-21 Raider and B-52 Stratofortress bombers, allowing them to launch missiles against targets without penetrating enemy airspace.
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