Air Force: Root cause of latest ARRW test issue still unknown; no complete redesign expected 

By Briana Reilly / September 20, 2021 at 11:11 AM
The Air Force’s top armament official said he doesn’t expect the service’s Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon will need to undergo a complete redesign in the wake of continued testing setbacks, though the root cause of the latest issue is still unknown. Brig. Gen. Heath Collins, program executive officer of the Air Force's armament directorate, said during a Defense News panel this morning that officials were “still in the middle of determining the root cause of the failure” but had...

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