US Air Force asks industry for new cruise missile for Ukraine

The U.S. Air Force is asking the defense industry whether it can deliver a new cruise missile intended for Ukraine. Potential contractors are asked to detail their capabilities to provide the Extended Range Attack Munition , a small, air-launched standoff missile intended for mass production. The Air Force’s new Request For Information , which has a deadline of Nov. 19, offers some technical specifications for ERAM. It should be a 500-pound class weapon with a range of greater than 250 nautical miles and a speed of more than Mach 0.6. Terminal accuracy should be within 10 meters of the target…