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Article: Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Achieves Successful Reliability Flight Tests.
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- Defense & Aerospace Week
- Article date:
- November 11, 2009
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The Lockheed Martin (NYSE:LMT) Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) successfully completed Lot 7 Reliability Assessment Program flight tests with a record of 15 successes out of 16 flights, as officially scored by an independent test data scoring board.
The tests were conducted by the U.S. Air Force at White Sands Missile Range, NM, using B-52 and F-16 aircraft against a wide range of targets in various operational scenarios.
"It's very satisfying to see the results of the Air Force/Lockheed Martin team's intense and persevering efforts," said Col. Stephen Demers, JASSM Program Manager and 308th Armament Systems Group Commander. "I couldn't be ...