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U.S. Army and U.S. Navy Award Lockheed Martin $66 Million Contract for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile.
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JAGM
could be integrated to support maritime missions upon depletion of the
LONGBOW missile inventory that is currently being integrated onto the
Littoral Combat Ship. Picture: Lockheed Martin |
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“The
EMD contract validates the merits of our mature, modular and proven JAGM
design,” said Frank St. John, vice president of tactical missiles
and combat maneuver systems at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control.
“We will continue to work closely with the Army and Navy as we move
through the EMD phase and into low-rate initial production, ensuring we
meet Initial Operational Capability in 2018 on budget and on schedule.” Prior to EMD contract award, Lockheed Martin completed the Army’s Continued Technology Development (CTD) phase, which included design, test and demonstration of the JAGM guidance section. During CTD flight testing, Lockheed Martin’s JAGM achieved 100 percent mission success. JAGM is the next generation air-to-ground missile for use on joint rotary-wing and unmanned aircraft systems for the Army, Navy and Marine Corps. JAGM’s multi-mode seeker provides the warfighter with precision strike and fire-and-forget capabilities against moving targets in all weather conditions. JAGM will be manufactured on existing production lines. |
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