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JASSM Variant Continues Development With Successful Flight Test

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Thursday, October 23rd, 2008

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By Marina Malenic The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program is "back on track," and the new Extended Range (JASSM-ER) variant successfully completed an integration flight test at White Sands Missile Range, N.M., last month, Air Force and Lockheed Martin [LMT] officials said yesterday. "This was a demonstration of the maximum range capability of ER, which over doubles the standoff range of the baseline JASSM," Col. Steve Demers, the JASSM program manager, said during an Oct. 16 teleconference with reporters.…

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