US Air Force B-52H Bombers to Carry LRSO Missile


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On March 13, the U.S. Air Force awarded a $250 million dollar contract to Boeing to integrate the nuclear-capable Long-Range Standoff (LRSO) cruise missile with the company’s B-52H strategic bomber. Platform integration work is scheduled to be completed by December 2024; however, the LRSO missile is not set for delivery until 2030.

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Jenevieve Molenda, "US Air Force B-52H Bombers to Carry LRSO Missile," Missile Threat, Center for Strategic and International Studies, March 18, 2019, last modified March 18, 2019, https://missilethreat.csis.org/us-air-force-b-52h-bombers-to-carry-lrso-missile/.