Air Force won't seek ARRW procurement funding in FY-23

By Shelley K. Mesch / March 29, 2022 at 5:00 AM
The Air Force won't seek procurement funding for one of its highest-profile hypersonic missile programs in fiscal year 2023, Maj. Gen. James Peccia said Monday. Instead of seeking funding in its requested budget to purchase the first Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon missiles, Peccia said the Air Force will focus funding on research, development, test and evaluation for the program. “There's actually a very sliver of procurement for ARRW this year, but we expect to do a reprogramming with the Hill...

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