Lockheed Martin: JASSM Performed Well In First Flight Test

By Thomas Duffy / November 23, 1999 at 5:00 AM
Lockheed Martin's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile chalked up its first engine-powered flight test today, soaring 9,500 feet above the New Mexico desert, the company announced. The flight lasted about 22 minutes. Its on-board computer controlled the missile. An Air Force F-16, flying at 15,000 feet, launched the JASSM above the White Sands Missile Range, NM. Flying at Mach 7, the cruise missile "deployed its wings and tail, then flawlessly performed a series of maneuvers similar to those required during an...

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