But the army has just taken a big step to solve the range problem. Late last week, the army invited industry to participate in a market survey for an extended range cruise missile interceptor. The acquisition notice suggests the potential contract is competitive, but the favored candidate is already clear.
Raytheon has been slowly developing the low-cost, advanced extended range attack missile (AERAM) since at least 2004. It is already designed to meet all of the requirements in the description for market survey, including compatibility with the SLAMRAAM launcher.