Air Force creating new Stand-In Attack Weapon program, pledges $657M in new plan

By Jason Sherman / March 1, 2018 at 3:43 PM
The Air Force next month will stand up a program office for the Stand-In Attack Weapon as part of a new $657 million, five-year campaign to bolster the punch of the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter and B-21 bomber when operating in contested environments, giving the stealthy aircraft new armament to knock out sophisticated enemy air defenses. In April, the Air Force will obligate seed money from its FY-18 budget to establish an office at Eglin Air Force Base, FL, in...

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