Concept art from Lockheed Martin depicts a stand-in attack weapon fired from a jet. Lockheed, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies have each received $2 million contracts from the U.S. Air Force to start designing a weapon that could be used to target enemy air defenses from an F-35. (Lockheed Martin)
Defense News: US Air Force awards contracts to start designing F-35 weapon
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Air Force has awarded contracts to three companies for the first phase of a new program to develop an air-to-ground stand-in attack weapon that the F-35 jet could use to destroy enemy air defenses.
Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and L3Harris Technologies said this week the service selected them for phase one of the SIAW program. The three-month contracts, each for $2 million, were awarded May 25, Lena Lopez, a spokeswoman for the Air Force Life Cycle Management Center’s Armament Directorate, said Wednesday.
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Update #1: Watch Out, Russia: the F-35 Will Be Armed With a Stand-in Attack Weapon (19FortyFive)
Update #2: Lockheed Martin, L3Harris, Northrop Grumman Get Stand-in Attack Weapon Contracts (Air Force Magazine)
WNU Editor: This weapon will be used to target "integrated air defense systems, ballistic missile launchers, land-attack and anti-ship cruise missile launchers, GPS jammers, and anti-satellite systems".
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