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A finished B-21 is expected to be presented to the public later this year, with the first flight occurring in 2023.
 
The flight profile of the missile seems to show that this missile can even hit targets behind. Its more of an underarm baclwaord throw over the shoulders.
The Aim-120D also has this capability.

This will be the US last IR missile the Aim-260 will take over both roles as BVR and WVR.
 
Isn't it 2-stage though?
Two stage was the Barracuda concept.

-What we do know about the AIM-260 is that the new missile will have the same general diameter and length as AIM-120. This will, among other things, allow it to be carried inside internal weapons bays on stealth fighters that were designed to accommodate the AMRAAM.

The dimensional requirements mean that a ramjet powerplant, as used in the pan-European Meteor missile, is impossible. So, a new type of solid-fuel motor seems to be a given, perhaps a dual-pulse type to ensure energy across the flight envelope just like on the PL-15. As Aviation Week’s defense editor Steve Trimble has pointed out, this new propulsion unit could be combined with miniaturization of other components as a way of increasing the fuel load to eke out yet more range. Advanced highly-loaded grain propellant, which is also being developed for use in other air-to-air missiles, could help improve performance without increasing the overall form factor.

 
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Hicks was asked where her next trip will be to, and she said “back to California, … very soon,” possibly indicating that the rollout of the B-21, predicted for the April/May timeframe, will happen on schedule.
 

Skunk Works Helped Create The Darkstar Jet For Top Gun: Maverick​

Skunk Works helped dream up the high-speed test jet Maverick flies in the Top Gun sequel, bringing another level of realism to the production.​


A screen shot of a clip from the 2022 film Top Gun: Maverick showing a fictional hypersonic aircraft that Lockheed Martin helped craft.


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RS-85 Dolos makes an interesting read too.