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Gen. Heath Collins, the Air Force\u2019s program executive officer for weapons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIf that is a quick and rapid resolution, then we would have minimal perturbation to our schedule, and we would look to get back in the air when our next test window is available,\u201d he told reporters during a roundtable. \u201cIf it is a little more prolonged or drives anything excessive from a redesign perspective \u2014 which we don\u2019t know at this point \u2014 depending on how long that takes, it may impact our ability to meet our next test window as we go forward.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force still needs to successfully complete flight testing of the ARRW booster and all-up round before the service awards a contract to manufacturer Lockheed Martin and begins production of the weapon, which is currently targeted for FY22, Collins said. Any lengthy redesign of the missile could cause that date to slip.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In its FY22 budget request, the Air Force set aside $161 million to procure the first 12 AGM-183As, which would become the military\u2019s first hypersonic weapon available for operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, the House Appropriations Committee\u2019s defense spending bill would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.defensenews.com\/air\/2021\/07\/12\/house-appropriators-want-to-shave-44m-off-air-forces-flagship-hypersonic-program\/\" target=\"_blank\">decrease spending on the program<\/a> by $44 million due to concerns that the Air Force may be moving to production before all technical issues are resolved. If that happens, the service could only afford purchasing eight missiles in FY22.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Collins acknowledged that the Lockheed-made missile has encountered problems in testing, but said that any change to the planned procurement of 12 ARRW missiles would raise costs and could impact the supply base.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Any rapid prototyping effort of a new hypersonic weapon would be a \u201crisky program\u201d by nature, but the ARRW effort is making progress on resolving technical problems, Collins added. 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