The Lockheed Martin [LMT]-made Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) successfully completed two product verification flight tests, the company said Wednesday.
The flight tests were focused on demonstrating the updated Global Positioning System (GPS) anti-jam hardware and software. The tests verified the effective operation in both GPS-degraded and non-jammed environments.
The tests had a B-2 and B-52 bomber aircraft launch the JASSM missiles at altitudes higher than 24,000 feet at the White Sands Missile Range, NM. The missiles navigated to and destroyed their intended targets while accomplishing al mission objectives, Lockheed Martin said.
The JASSM is armed with a penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead and can be used in all weather conditions.
“With these JASSM product updates, we continue to provide a wide range of affordable options that ensure a tactical advantage for U.S. and allied warfighters,” Jason Denney, program director of long-range strike systems at Lockheed Martin’s missiles and fire control business area, said in a statement.
JASSM is currently integrated on the U.S. Air Force’s B-1B, B-2, B-52, F-16, and F-15Es. JASSMs are produced at Lockheed Martin’s facility in Troy, Ala.