Overview
- The Air Force Life Cycle Management Center announced it will hold a classified industry day on June 17 at Eglin Air Force Base to gather vendor input on the Standoff Attack Weapon, with applications due by June 1.
- The session is market research to shape a lower-cost air‑launched cruise missile designed to strike heavily defended targets from outside enemy air defenses.
- The service is aiming to field the weapon around 2033, reviving a concept first explored in a 2022 request for information that later expired.
- Air & Space Forces Magazine reports the White House’s fiscal 2027 plan would raise Air Force missile procurement to $11.36 billion from $3.7 billion in 2026, reinforcing the drive for affordable mass.
- Existing standoff options such as JASSM‑ER and LRASM are already in service but cost roughly $2.6 million to $3.6 million each, highlighting why the Air Force is seeking a cheaper complement.