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Thursday, July 24, 2014

Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Dual-Mode Guidance Section in Second Flight Test

Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM)Lockheed Martin recently demonstrated its Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) dual-mode guidance section during a second internally funded flight test at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.

During the test, the rail-mounted JAGM flew 6.2 kilometers and initially acquired the target using its precision strike, semi-active laser. The dual-mode guidance section then engaged its millimeter wave radar, and the moving target was destroyed.

This flight test is a risk reduction milestone critical to Lockheed Martin’s performance on the U.S. Army’s 27-month Continued Technology Development program.

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