AFRL Moves Ahead on Bunker-Buster for F-35

The US Air Force Research Laboratory has awarded two more contracts under the High Velocity Penetrating Weapon (HVPW) program to develop technology for a rocket-boosted bunker-buster that can fit inside an F-35.
Lockheed Martin has been awarded $1.7 million and MBDA $1.3 million, but what they will do for the money has not been revealed. In January, Raytheon received an $11 million contract to develop GPS-degraded guidance technology for the HVPW, including anti-jam GPS, angle-of-attack sensing and RF seeker.Graphics: US Air Force
AFRL's High Velocity Penetrating Weapon Flagship Capability Concept (FCC) is intended to reduce the risk in several key areas for a future hard-target munitions acquisition. The FCC will not integrate all the sub-components developed into a full-up round, but is expected to pave the way for a demonstrator program beginning in FY2014. The FCC is planned to culminate in a sled-track demonstration of the ordnance package in FY13.

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