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Lockheed delivers 2,000th JASSM to U.S. Air Force
by Geoff Ziezulewicz
Orlando, Fla. (UPI) Sep 6, 2016


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Lockheed Martin recently delivered the 2,000th Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile, or JASSM, to the U.S. Air Force, the company announced Tuesday.

The 2,000th missile is a baseline JASSM completed under the 12th production lot, which began production in January and includes 150 baseline JASSM cruise missiles and 60 JASSM-Extended Range missiles, Lockheed said in a statement.

Other recent program milestones include a $116 million contract option for the JASSM-ER, as well as an Air Force contract to support additional integration off JASSM onto Polish aircraft.

Armed with a penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead, the JASSM and JASSM-ER can be used in all weather conditions.

While they share the same powerful capabilities and stealth attributes, JASSM-ER has more than two-and-a-half times the range of the standard JASSM.

Both missiles utilize an enhanced digital anti-jam GPS receiver and infrared seekers to dial into specific points on targets.

JASSM is effective against high-value, well-fortified, fixed and relocatable targets.

It is integrated on the Air Force's B-1B, B-2, B-52, F-16 and F-15E aircraft.

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