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US Air Force seeks extended-range attack munitions to expand low-cost precision-strike inventory

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The Air Force has issued two solicitations for Extended Range Attack Munitions, seeking to add low-cost precision-strike weapons to its inventory. The effort centers on glide bombs and a longer-range capability, though the available reporting provides no details on quantities, performance requirements or procurement timelines.

Discovered 2026-11-05T13:04:53.606210-08:00 | 2026-11-05T13:04:53.606210-08:00

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What Hype is tracking

  • The two solicitations indicate an effort to increase the Air Force’s supply of lower-cost precision weapons, an important procurement consideration when balancing strike capability against munitions costs.
  • The available information does not specify quantities, range targets or timelines, so the solicitations’ eventual scale and supplier opportunities remain unclear.

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