Lockheed Martin has completed a product verification test (PVT) of the US Air Force (USAF) joint air-to-surface stand-off missile (JASSM) at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico, US.
During the test, the JASSM achieved all mission objectives by successfully navigating through a preplanned route before engaging the intended target.
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The test completion validated software upgrades for 158 lot 8 JASSM missiles and paves the way for scheduled delivery in the third quarter of 2011.
The JASSM is armed with a dual-mode penetrator and blast fragmentation warhead, and is equipped with stealth capability.
The missile employs infrared seeker and GPS receiver to dial into specific target aim points.
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Lockheed is under contract to supply over 1,400 missiles under the JASSM programme, and has already delivered more than 1,080 systems.
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