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US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $694M hypersonic missile production contract

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The Air Force granted Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract in late September for the production and fielding of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.

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Washington Examiner
Pentagon orders production of US Air Force’s first hypersonic missile (opens Washington Examiner)
Published Oct 27, 2026
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The Pentagon ordered the production of the U.S. Air Force’s first hypersonic missile, just three years after almost axing the program altogether. On Monday, the Department of the Air Force announced a $694 million contract with Lockheed Martin for the production and operation of the AGM-183A Air-Lau…
Military Times
US Air Force awards Lockheed Martin $694M hypersonic missile production contract (opens Military Times)
Published Oct 27, 2026
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The Air Force granted Lockheed Martin a $694 million contract in late September for the production and fielding of the AGM-183A Air-Launched Rapid Response Weapon, or ARRW.
Yellowhammer News
Lockheed Martin lands $694 million Air Force contract to expand Alabama manufacturing at ‘unprecedented speed and scale’ (opens Yellowhammer News)
Published Oct 28, 2026
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Lockheed Martin is expanding its hypersonic missile manufacturing operations in Alabama after securing a $694 million U.S. Air Force contract to produce a weapon capable of traveling more than five times the speed of sound.