Jassm gets go-ahead for full-rate production (April 23, 2004).The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff stand·off n. 1. A tie or draw, as in a contest. 2. A situation in which one force neutralizes or counterbalances the other. 3. A standoff insulator. adj. Standoffish. Missile (JASSM JASSM Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile ) was approved for full-rate production on April 16. Under the Milestone III decision, the Air Force will buy 4,900 missiles, while the Navy is expected to buy 450 JASSMs. Included in the 4,900 missile buy for the Air Force is a yet undetermined number of extended range JASSMs, or JASSM-ER. Lockheed Martin For the former company, see . Lockheed Martin (NYSE: LMT) is a leading multinational aerospace manufacturer and advanced technology company formed in 1995 by the merger of Lockheed Corporation with Martin Marietta. is developing this variant to fly 500 nautical nau·ti·cal adj. Of, relating to, or characteristic of ships, shipping, sailors, or navigation on a body of water. [From Latin nauticus, from Greek nautikos, from miles, two-and-a-half times the range of the baseline missile. DoD's fiscal year 2005 budget request includes $145 million to purchase 360 JASSMs, and $191 million for research, development, test and evaluation activity, in part for JASSM-ER. The B-52, F-16, B-1, -2, and Navy F/A-18 will launch the baseline model. JASSM-ER is being eyed for the B-1 bomber. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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