Long-Range Engagement Weapon

The Long-Range Engagement Weapon (LREW) is a United States Air Force concept for a next-generation beyond visual range air-to-air missile. Concept images shows a large, two-stage missile launched from an internal weapons bay of an F-22 Raptor. There have been some reports that the LREW is too big to fit in the F-22 or F-35 internal weapons bay and is suited for the F-15EX Eagle II or B-21 Raider. ^[1][2][3] It is currently being developed by Raytheon. This program is separate from Raytheon's own AIM-174B Gunslinger very long-range air-to-air missile as well as from the AIM-260 JATM, developed by Lockheed Martin.^[4]

See also

• AIM-160 SACM
• AIM-260 JATM
• Peregrine air-to-air missile^[5]

Missiles of similar role, configuration, and era

• Astra Mark-3 – (India)
• Joint New Air-to-Air Missile – (France, United Kingdom, Italy, Germany, Spain, Sweden)
• PL-21 – (China)

Related lists

• List of missiles