Long-Range Engagement Weapon
American next-generation air-to-air missile
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The Long-Range Engagement Weapon (LREW) is a United States Air Force concept for a next-generation beyond visual range air-to-air missile. Concept images shows a large, two-stage missile launched from an internal weapons bay of an Lockheed Martin F-22 Raptor. There have been some reports that the LREW is too big to fit in the F-22 or Lockheed Martin F-35 Lightning internal weapons bay and is suited for the Boeing F-15EX Eagle II or Northrop Grumman B-21 Raider.[1][2][3] It is currently being developed by Raytheon. This program is separate from Raytheon's own AIM-174B Gunslinger very long-range air-to-air missile as well as from the AIM-260 JATM, developed by Lockheed Martin.[4]
See also
- Small Advanced Capabilities Missile
- AIM-260 JATM
- Peregrine air-to-air missile[5]
Missiles of similar role, configuration, and era
- Astra Mark-3 – (India)
- Joint New Air-to-Air Missile (UK, Japan)
- PL-21 – (China)
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