Pentagon examining Long-Range Standoff Weapon acquisition strategy

By Leigh Giangreco / June 3, 2016 at 2:15 PM
The Pentagon's top procurement official is asking the Air Force to further examine the cost of the Long-Range Standoff Weapon, but there is no question the Defense Department will move ahead with the program, according to the service's deputy chief of staff for strategic deterrence and nuclear integration. During his most recent meeting with the Air Force on LRSO, Pentagon acquisition executive Frank Kendall examined the program's acquisition strategy, Lt. Gen. Jack Weinstein told reporters at a June 1 roundtable...

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