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Theresa Hitchens on June 03, 2021 at 3:25 PM
WASHINGTON: The novel requirements and acquisition processes being used to develop the B-21 bomber will slash the time it will take to get the Raider to initial operating capability (IOC), Air Force Global Strike Commander Gen. Timothy Ray says.
In a wide ranging interview with Mitchell Institute Dean David Deptula today, Ray also revealed that the Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon (ARRW) hypersonic missile being developed for the conventional bomber fleet will undertake another flight test next month, after failing the first flight test of its booster in April.
B-21: Fast Forward
As one example of how the new approach is speeding B-21 development, Ray told the Mitchell Institute today he expects integrating the AGM-158/B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) onto the B-21 will be a breeze compared to what it took to fit the B-2 with the ground attack cruise missile.
F-15E Fighter Jets Can Now Be Loaded With Twice as Many JASSM Missiles 13 May 2021, 13:55 UTC ·
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It all started with a problem. Earlier this year, during a Weapons and Tactics Conference (WEPTAC), expert tacticians were analyzing whether a formation of fighter jets would be more effective than a single bomber, in carrying Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM) for missions in highly-contested environments. This way, the size of the strike package could be reduced and risks would be distributed. But the problem was that a fighter jet can only carry maximum two JASSMs.
This is how the idea of enabling a fighter to carry more than two missiles was born and the F-15E Strike Eagle was chosen as a test jet. However, Project Strike Rodeo seemed to get stuck before it even began, because these particular munitions did not fit on the F-15E’s fuel tank weapons stations. The JASSM could only be loaded straight from its container, which was too big to fit under t
AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile on an F-15E. (Photo: USAF/Natalie Stanley)
USAF requires enterprise management software support for its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile.
Lockheed Martin Rotary and Mission Systems is sustaining, modernising and enhancing enterprise management software for the AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), under a new $59.29 million contract from the US Air Force Life Cycle Management Center.
The sole-source deal includes upgrades of operational real-time combat analysis systems, software synchronisation, mission optimisation analysis, terminal area model automation systems engineering, integration and test, plus enhancements to JASSM advanced training.
Work is expected to be completed by 21 March 2022 for the base year.
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