ORLANDO, Fla., March 8, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Lockheed
Martin's (NYSE: LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
completed two product verification flight tests at White Sands
Missile Range, New Mexico.
Focused on demonstrating the updated Global Positioning System
(GPS) anti-jam hardware and software, flight testing verified
effective operation in both GPS-degraded and non-jammed
environments. B-2 and B-52 bomber aircraft launched the JASSM
missiles at altitudes greater than 24,000 feet. The missiles
navigated to and destroyed their intended targets, completing all
mission objectives.
"JASSM is effective in a variety of challenging mission
environments," said Jason Denney,
program director of Long-Range Strike Systems at Lockheed Martin
Missiles and Fire Control. "With these JASSM product updates, we
continue to provide a wide range of affordable options that ensure
a tactical advantage for U.S. and allied warfighters."
Armed with a penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead, JASSM and
JASSM-Extended Range (ER) can be used in all weather conditions.
They share the same powerful capabilities and stealth
characteristics, though JASSM-ER has more than two-and-a-half times
the range of JASSM for greater standoff distance. In addition to
the enhanced digital anti-jam GPS receiver, these highly accurate
cruise missiles also employ an infrared seeker to dial into
specific points on targets.
Effective against high-value, well-fortified, fixed and
relocatable targets, JASSM is integrated on the U.S. Air Force's
B-1B, B-2, B-52, F-16 and F-15E. The B-1B also carries JASSM-ER.
Internationally, JASSM is carried on the F/A-18A/B and the F-18C/D
aircraft. Produced at the company's manufacturing facility in
Troy, Alabama, more than 2,000
JASSMs have been delivered. Lockheed Martin delivered the
2,000th JASSM to the U.S. Air Force in August 2016.
For additional information, visit our website:
www.lockheedmartin.com.
About Lockheed Martin
Headquartered in Bethesda,
Maryland, Lockheed Martin is a global security and aerospace
company that employs approximately 97,000 people worldwide and is
principally engaged in the research, design, development,
manufacture, integration and sustainment of advanced technology
systems, products and services.
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