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CL-20 Used in Switchblade 300, May See Wider Use in JASSM-ER, LRASM, Other Munitions

Frank Wolfe

Tuesday, March 28th, 2023

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CL-20 Used in Switchblade 300, May See Wider Use in JASSM-ER, LRASM, Other Munitions

An 85th Test and Evaluation Squadron F-16 Fighting Falcon loaded with a JASSM-ER sits on the ramp at Eglin AFB, Fla. on Oct. 2, 2019 (U.S. Air Force Photo)

The Energetics Technology Center (ETC) in Indian Head, Md., is examining which of a half dozen munitions, among them the Lockheed Martin [LMT] AGM-158C Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) and AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range (JASSM-ER), would be the best candidates to test and possibly outfit with the CL-20 explosive. The military has thus far used CL-20 in limited instances, including in the AeroVironment Switchblade 300 "kamikaze" drone, which DoD has supplied to Ukraine, and in initiator devices to…

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