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Air Force On Track For JASSM IOC In January

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Monday, June 7th, 2010

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By Marina Malenic EGLIN AFB, Fla.--A stealthy cruise missile developed by the Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] will officially be ready for deployment early next year, the service's manager for the program said last week. The multibillion-dollar Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) is expected to begin its ninth production lot in January, along with a first production lot for the extended range (ER) variant of the weapon, said Col. Stephen Demers. "This will meet the Air Force's initial operational…

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