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JASSM Completes Two Product Verification Flight Tests

Wednesday, March 8th, 2017

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JASSM Completes Two Product Verification Flight Tests

A B-1 releasing a JASSM. Photo: Lockheed Martin.

The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-made Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) successfully completed two product verification flight tests, the company said Wednesday.The flight tests were focused on demonstrating the updated Global Positioning System (GPS) anti-jam hardware and software. The tests verified the effective operation in both GPS-degraded and non-jammed environments.The tests had a B-2 and B-52 bomber aircraft launch the JASSM missiles at altitudes higher than 24,000 feet at the White Sands Missile Range, NM. The missiles navigated to and destroyed their…

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