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AGM-183A ARRW

Lockheed Martin air-launched hypersonic boost-glide missile prototype for the U.S. Air Force.

by Lockheed Martin

PrototypeMissileAirMilestoneDec 9, 2022
AGM-183A ARRW instrumented test article under a B-52 during its first captive-carry flight, June 2019

Photo: U.S. Air Force photo by Christopher Okula · Public domain (PD-USGov-Military-Air Force) · Instrumented measurement test article, not an operational missile. Source is already cropped; resized and reencoded as WebP without further crop.

Air-launched Rapid Response Weapon, a hypersonic boost-glide missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the U.S. Air Force and tested from the B-52H.

Timeline1

  1. MilestoneConfirmed

    First all-up-round launch from a B-52H

    A B-52H released the first all-up-round AGM-183A off the Southern California coast; earlier events tested the booster.

    SourcesEglin Air Force Base

Solid entries are confirmed, outlined reported, dashed estimated or still to come; dotted italic entries are speculative. Dates show only the precision the sources give.

Sources1

  1. 1.
    Government recordAir Force conducts first ARRW operational prototype missile test

    Eglin Air Force Base · Dec 12, 2022 · Supports: System, System milestone

    “This test was the first launch of a full prototype operational missile.”

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