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Article: Payton: Air Force Mulls Future of JASSM Cruise Missile; Termination Is Option.
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- Defense Daily
- Article date:
- May 18, 2007
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By Michael Sirak
The Air Force is exploring the path ahead for its stealthy cruise missile, the Lockheed Martin [LMT]-built JASSM, after a recent series of four unsuccessful flight tests and lingering questions over component reliability, the service's acquisition executive said yesterday.
Included in the options under consideration is termination of the multi- billion-dollar missile program, but the service is awaiting analysis of flight data, which is expected within the next 30 days, before rendering a decision, Sue Payton, assistant secretary of the Air Force, said yesterday on Capitol Hill.
"Whether we terminate this and start over, or ...