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Air Force

Lockheed Martin Teams With Roketsan On Long-Range Missile For F-35

Wednesday, September 16th, 2015

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Lockheed Martin Teams With Roketsan On Long-Range Missile For F-35

Lockheed Martin's F-35 fighter helped drive higher sales in the second quarter. Photo: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin [LMT] and Turkish company Roketsan have agreed to cooperatively develop a next-generation air-to-surface missile for the F-35 Joint Strike Fighter.The so-called SOM-J is a new standoff cruise missile that will be designed to fit in the F-35’s internal weapons bay, according to Lockheed Martin. Integration is scheduled to occur as part of the Block 4 upgrades to the aircraft, which should begin in the 2020s.Initial live flight testing will be conducted with a Turkish F-16. The agreement, announced…

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