U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Michael Kerber, 7th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, receives a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range from a separate munitions lift truck Dec. 12, 2013, at Dyess Air Force Base, Texas. (Peter Thompson/U.S. Air Force)
Military.com: Pentagon Eyes New Bombs for War With China, Not ISIS
The Air Force will buy fewer Joint Direct Attack Munitions, or JDAMs; Hellfire missiles; and small-diameter bombs as it prepares to invest in state-of-the art, long-range weapons that are better-suited for operations in the Pacific, according to its fiscal 2022 budget request.
The service has requested $161 million to buy an initial production of 12 Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW (pronounced "Arrow"), hypersonic weapons to move it out of the research and development phase. Despite the service shifting more resources toward the ARRW program last year, the missile failed its first flight test a few weeks ago.
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WNU Editor: It makes sense that the US Air Force wants long range missiles in any conflict against China. Penetrating Chinese air space with drones, fighter jets, and bombers is not going to be easy.
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