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Lockheed Martin Demos JAGM On Super Hornet

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Tuesday, January 4th, 2011

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] has successfully completed a comprehensive series of tests to demonstrate the flight characteristics of the Navy's F/A-18E/F aircraft while carrying the company's version of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM). The flying qualities test series consisted of six flights from Patuxent River Naval Air Station, Md., between October and November 2010 with a total flying time of 11.2 hours, Lockheed Martin said in a press statement released yesterday. The aircraft flew at altitudes ranging from 5,000 feet to…

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