JASSM program looking to offset cost, schedule risks from DOD's M-code delays

By Sara Sirota / March 18, 2021 at 11:33 AM
The Defense Department's challenges fielding a jam-resistant GPS signal is driving the Air Force to take precautionary steps to mitigate cost and schedule risks as it delivers the latest variant in the AGM-158B Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile product line. Lockheed Martin is building the newest JASSM, AGM-158B-2, as an upgrade to an extended-range version, JASSM-ER or AGM-158D. It features a suite of modernized technologies, including the ability to receive the Pentagon's encrypted, military-code GPS signal that's intended to be stronger...

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