U.S. Air Force says Lockheed must fix JASSM issues

Lockheed Martin Corp's Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program may be discontinued if the next round of testing this summer does not go well, a top Air Force official said on Friday.

"I think that if this next round of missiles does not perform well, that it will not be positive for the program," David Van Buren, acting assistant Air Force secretary for acquisition, told reporters when asked how long the Air Force would maintain funding for the program despite years of technical problems.

He said performance on the program had not met the Air Force's expectations and it was essential that the missile perform better on tests scheduled for late summer.

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