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Air Force officials have argued that the legacy ALCM has become more difficult to maintain as its supply base becomes obsolete, and its effectiveness gets increasingly compromised as adversaries field more sophisticated air defense systems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force could buy more than 1,000 LRSO missiles, which are projected to have a range in excess of 1,500 miles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">During a July 2 briefing, Pentagon spokesman John Kirby said the Defense Department aims to keep LRSO development on track, even as it executes a Nuclear Posture Review that could eventually call for the weapon\u2019s cancellation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon\u2019s fiscal 2022 budget requests full funding for the military\u2019s nuclear modernization priorities, including $609 million for the LRSO program. That money ensures efforts like LRSO, the B-21 bomber and the Columbia-class submarine proceed, even as the department studies whether to make changes to the nuclear enterprise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs we continue with nuclear modernization we are going to continue to review ongoing programs to assess their performance, schedule risks and projected costs so you can define the right balance of maintaining the necessary nuclear capabilities with cost-effective solutions,\u201d Kirby said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Congressional Budget Office estimated in December 2020 that the Pentagon would save $12.5 billion from FY21 to FY30 by canceling the LRSO program and the W80-4 warhead it will carry.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2017, Raytheon and Lockheed Martin each<a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2017\/08\/23\/lockheed-raytheon-nab-contracts-for-nuclear-cruise-missile\/\" target=\"_blank\"> received a contract worth about $900 million<\/a> for the 54-month technology maturation and risk reduction phase of the LRSO program. 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