NNSA Chief: Life Extension Program Will Enter New Phase This Summer

摘要

One of the National Nuclear Security Administration's top priority warhead life extension projects that is expected to replace aging Air Force cruise missiles will be moving into its second phase this summer, the administration's chief Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Frank Klotz said during a March 24 congressional hearing. The W80-4 life extension project was created to consider using refurbished W80s to replace the Air Force's aging air-launched cruise missile, according to NNSA's Fiscal Year 2016 Stockpile Stewardship and Management Plan.