$37.7 Million Contract Covers Design Work On Wing For JASSM-ER Cruise Missile

The U.S. Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a contract for ongoing work on a new wing design for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile–Extended Range (JASSM-ER), reports the defense firm.

The US$37.7 million contract is for work on a new wing design that will increase the range of the missile from more than 500 nm (926 km).

Analysis on an enhanced wing design began in March 2016, said a Lockheed release on July 19.

The novel design "provides additional standoff range...