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JASSM-ER Successfully Completes IOT&E Flight Testing, Lockheed Martin Says

Tuesday, May 14th, 2013

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Lockheed Martin’s [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER) variant successfully completed the Air Force’s initial operation test and evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing, according to a company statement. Lockheed Martin's regular JASSM variant. Photo: Lockheed Martin. JASSM-ER scored 20 successes in 21 fights, a success rate of 95 percent, according to Lockheed Martin. The missiles were employed in all of the operational flight modes at the full range of release conditions. Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Long Range Strike Systems…

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