▁conventional ▁and ▁nuclear ▁versions ▁of ▁the ▁weapon ▁are ▁required ▁to ▁reach ▁initial ▁oper ational ▁cap ability ▁( IO C ) ▁before ▁the ▁ret irement ▁of ▁their ▁respective ▁A LC M ▁versions , ▁around ▁ 2 0 3 0 . ▁ ▁The ▁technology ▁development ▁contract s ▁were ▁to ▁be ▁submitted ▁before ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 4 ▁a ▁further ▁three - year ▁delay ▁in ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁announced ▁by ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense , ▁delay ing ▁a ▁contract ▁award ▁until ▁fis cal ▁year ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁The ▁House ▁Ar med ▁Services ▁Committee ▁moved ▁to ▁reject ▁this ▁delay . ▁The ▁delay ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁financial ▁press ures ▁and ▁an ▁uncertain ▁ac quisition ▁plan , ▁and ▁allowed ▁by ▁the ▁long ▁remaining ▁service ▁life ▁left ▁for ▁the ▁AG M - 8 6 ▁and ▁lack ▁of ▁ur gent ▁necessity ▁compared ▁to ▁other ▁defense ▁needs . ▁ ▁As ▁of ▁August ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁has ▁awarded ▁both ▁Lock he ed ▁Martin ▁and ▁Ray the on ▁Corpor ations ▁with ▁$ 9 0 0 ▁million ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁L R SO . ▁Cont ract s ▁end ▁in ▁ 2 0 2 2 , ▁when ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Def ense ▁will ▁select ▁one ▁design ▁to ▁continue ▁further ▁develop ments . ▁ ▁The ▁C AL CM ▁was ▁retired ▁on ▁ 2 0 ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 9 , ▁replaced ▁in ▁the ▁conventional ▁st ando ff ▁strike ▁role