DefenceTalkTeam Edwards accomplished another first recently by executing a clean separation of three Joint Attack Surface Standoff Missiles, or JASSMs, from the internal weapons bay of a B-52 Stratofortress here. The aircraft has long been capable of carrying JASSMs on its wing pylons, but this is the first time they have been successfully released from […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-52-releases-jassm-from-internal-bay-68015/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin has contracted Exelis to manufacture composite-material bodies and structures for more than 400 air-to-ground cruise missiles. The award, for production Lot 11 and Lot 12 of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile is a follow-on contract and carries a value of about $20 million. “We believe this contract is a reflection of our customer’s […]https://www.defencetalk.com/lockheed-orders-more-cruise-missile-bodies-from-exelis-60736/

DefenceTalkThe State Department has made a determination approving a possible Foreign Military Sale to Poland for Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles and F-16 Operational Flight Plan upgrades, associated equipment, parts, training and logistical support for an estimated cost of $500 million. The Defense Security Cooperation Agency delivered the required certification notifying Congress of this possible sale […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-approves-jassm-and-f-16-upgrade-sale-to-poland-60621/

DefenceTalkDYESS AIR FORCE BASE, Texas: The 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron successfully completed their first captive carry test of a Long Range Anti-Ship Missile on-board a B-1 Bomber June 17, marking a significant step forward toward the B-1’s role in the maritime environment. Designed and developed by the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/b-1-test-squadron-demonstrates-anti-ship-missile-48501/

DefenceTalkSouth Korea will buy European bunker-busting missiles as the United States refused to sell the same kind of weapons to the country, the state procurement agency said Wednesday. At a meeting presided over by Defence Minister Kim Kwan-Jin, the Defence Acquisition Program Administration (DAPA) approved a plan to purchase air-to-ground missiles with a 500-kilometre (312.5 […]https://www.defencetalk.com/south-korea-to-buy-european-missiles-48179/

DefenceTalkLockheed Martin’s Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) Extended Range successfully completed U.S. Air Force Initial Operational Test and Evaluation (IOT&E) flight testing, scoring 20 successes in 21 flights, a success rate of 95 percent. The JASSM-ER missiles demonstrated their effectiveness against a wide variety of operationally representative targets. The missiles were employed in all of […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jassm-extended-range-successfully-completes-iote-flight-testing-47773/