Delivery Systems & Nuclear Triad

Air Force’s Aging Nuclear Cruise Missile Has Become Hard to Maintain, General Says

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The U.S. Air Force’s aging, nuclear-armed, air-launched cruise missile (ALCM) is experiencing “significant reliability challenges,” underscoring the need to develop a replacement, a key general said June 20.
All elements of the ALCM vehicle, including the…

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