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Lockheed Martin Successfully Completes JAGM Seeker Tests

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Monday, April 12th, 2010

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Lockheed Martin [LMT] recently announced it has successfully completed one series of wide-ranging tests on the multi-mode seeker for its Joint Air-to- Ground Missile (JAGM) system. JAGM will provide a precision, bad weather, low-collateral-damage weapon to rotary- and fixed-wing pilots, as well as the unmanned aerial system community. Currently in the technology development phase, JAGM's tri-mode seeker includes imaging infrared, semi-active laser and millimeter wave radar sensors for precision-strike targeting. "We've successfully demonstrated all of the sensor modes simultaneously and…

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