Milestones Met On LRSO Missile Despite Program's Deferral Until FY-18

By Gabe Starosta / March 12, 2014 at 4:02 PM
The Defense Department and National Nuclear Security Administration recently advanced the Long-Range Standoff missile program with the completion of two important milestones, even as the fiscal year 2015 budget delays LRSO development by three years. As Inside the Pentagon reported last week, the Air Force's FY-15 budget request pushes the new nuclear cruise missile effort out by three years, with funding over the next three years shrinking by close to $1 billion. Nonetheless, the Air Force and NNSA moved...

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