July 21 2017
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...
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