New air-to-surface weapon achieves milestone release
A tactical air-to-surface missile, known as the Stand-in Attack Weapon, successfully released from a 40th Flight Test Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon for the first time Nov. 7 over the Gulf of Mexico.
The goal of the test was to prove the new weapon could separate from an aircraft successfully, a major milestone, so further testing can begin.
Northrop Grumman Delivers Stand-in Attack Weapon Test Missile to the US Air Force
LOS ANGELES – Nov. 18, 2024 – (PHOTO RELEASE) Northrop Grumman Corporation (NYSE: NOC) has delivered the Stand-in Attack Weapon (SiAW) test missile, which is designed to verify that the launch aircraft can safely carry and separate the weapon.
Air Force awards contract for air to surface missile (25. September 2023)
The Air Force awarded a firm, fixed price contract to Northrop Grumman Defense Systems Sept. 8 to begin work on the Stand-in Attack Weapon.
The contract value is approximately $705 million. The SiAW is an advanced air-to-surface missile providing stand-in platforms the ability to rapidly strike a wide variety of targets.
The work will be performed in Northridge, California and to be completed by end of Fiscal year 2026. The Armament Directorate of the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center provides the contracting activity and program management of these prototyping efforts.
Die kanadische Politik erwägt, als Reaktion auf die durch die Trump-Administration verhängten Strafzölle aus dem F-35-Beschaffungsprogramm auszusteigen. (Quelle)
Ministers urged to clarify nuclear deployment (25. Januar 2025)
The government is facing fresh demands to disclose whether US nuclear weapons are on British soil.
It comes as a senior American official confirmed the deployment of a new generation of bombs had been completed.
In a speech last week, the administrator of the National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA), Jill Hruby, said "the new B61-12 gravity bombs are fully forward deployed".
She added that they had "increased Nato's visibility to our nuclear capabilities".
US Department of Defense documents revealed $50m was being allocated to build new facilities at RAF Lakenheath known as "surety dormitories", which the Federation of American Scientists claimed pointed to the arrival of nuclear weapons.
Another document seen by the BBC, which has since been removed from the internet, stated there was related work at the base in preparation for its "upcoming nuclear mission".
