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Army Seeks Responses To JAGM Draft RFP

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Monday, April 26th, 2010

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The Army wants responses and comments by April 30 to its draft Request for Proposals (RFP) for Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) engineering and manufacturing development and low-rate initial production. The next-generation missile will be carried on rotary-wing, fixed-wing and unmanned aerial system (UAS) platforms, with an expected initial operational capability in 2016. The missiles are expected to replace Hellfire II, Longbow Hellfire and Maverick missiles. The government anticipates "a limited competition and restricted to the current JAGM System Technology Demonstration…

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Congress

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Congress

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