Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently successfully demonstrated its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) minimum-smoke rocket motor on fixed-wing aircraft operating in severe weather environments, the company said yesterday in a statement. The motor, currently slated for carriage on rotary-wing platforms, releases minimal smoke in flight, making it more difficult for enemy ground combatants to track the missile's trail to the aircraft. The company-funded tests, which included two static firings, demonstrated the motor’s ability to burn for full duration at cool temperature with…
Lockheed Martin Says It Demonstrates Rocket Motor Survivability and Meets JAGM Requirements
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