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JASSM Testing Beginning Within The Month; AF Optimistic

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Monday, August 31st, 2009

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By Emelie Rutherford The Air Force said last week late-stage testing will begin within the next month on a reliability-challenged cruise missile, which unavoidably will experience a production line shutdown pending test results in the fall. Acting Assistant Secretary of the Air Force for Acquisition David Van Buren expressed optimism that acceptance testing of Lockheed Martin's [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile's (JASSM) seventh production lot will be successful. "The testing right now is planned to commence within the next 30…

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