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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.

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.

• Stand-In Attack Weapon (SiAW) Missile
  
  https://www.northropgrumman.com/what-we ... siles#SiAW

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.

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".

• RAF Lakenheath: Plans progress to bring US nuclear weapons to Suffolk (29. Januar 2024)
  

  Plans to deploy American nuclear weapons to an airbase in Suffolk have progressed, according to a US Department of Defence (DoD) notice.
  
  A contract to build shelters to protect troops that would defend storage facilities at RAF Lakenheath has been awarded.
  
  The document states the work was in preparation for the base's "upcoming nuclear mission".
  
  The US Air Force (USAF) has yet to respond to a request for comment.
  
  The Ministry of Defence said there was a longstanding agreement among NATO partners not to comment on the location of nuclear weapons.

  https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-suffolk-68129189

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