The U.S. Air Force will integrate the Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) onto the B-52 bomber, adding a stealthy stand-off capability to strike moving maritime targets, according to an Oct. 8 report from Air & Space Forces Magazine.
The integration, reported Oct. 8, 2026, will give the B-52 a new anti-ship weapon that can engage moving targets at long range.
No dollar figures or quantities were disclosed in the report. The Air Force has not specified a timeline for when the integration will be completed or when the missile will be operational on the B-52.
In a related development, the Navy announced Oct. 8 that the Arleigh Burke-class guided-missile destroyer USS Arleigh Burke (DDG 51) entered a dry dock at Navantia Shipyard in Cadiz, Spain, marking the first dry docking of a U.S. Navy warship in the U.S. 6th Fleet area of operations since the arrival of Forward Deployed Naval Forces-Europe destroyers. The dry docking expands forward-deployed maintenance capability and readiness generation, according to U.S. Naval Forces Europe-Africa/U.S. Sixth Fleet.
On May 12, the U.S. Marine Corps Light/Attack Helicopter Program Office (PMA-276) and Air Test and Evaluation Squadron 21 (HX-21) conducted a live-fire delivery of the Advanced Precision Kill Weapon System (APKWS) from an AH-1Z Viper attack helicopter at the Upper Zion impact area. The event validated weapons integration parameters, range safety protocols, and ground ordnance handling procedures, and provided an operational learning environment for 26 observers from across the Naval Aviation Enterprise.
Col. Jason Duke, PMA-276 program manager, said the H-1 team demonstrated precise, scalable effects that commanders can employ with confidence. Michael Hunt, HX-21 ordnance officer, said the Weapons Delivery Zone construct and range deconfliction translate into repeatable procedures, improving readiness and expanding warfighting options for Marines operating from expeditionary sites.
Sources: US Army · DVIDS News