The Air Force hopes to secure a blessing by August from Pentagon leaders -- previously expected in June -- to launch the Long-Range Standoff Weapon acquisition, another slight delay to the anticipated competition to develop and procure a fleet of about 1,000 new cruise missiles designed to carry nuclear warheads the service believes could cost about $8.3 billion. On May 25, Pentagon acquisition executive Frank Kendall reviewed the Air Force's request to transition the new cruise missile program into the...