Lockheed Martin Receives JAGM EMD Contract Award From U.S. Army and U.S. Navy

: Posted On Monday, 03 August 2015 19:27

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Lockheed Martin Receives JAGM EMD Contract Award From U.S. Army and U.S. Navy

The U.S. Department of Defense announced that Lockheed Martin Missile and Fire Control, Orlando, Florida, was awarded a $66,371,639 fixed-price incentive contract with options to develop the Joint-Air-to-Ground Missile (Army-Navy). Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, with an estimated completion date of July 31, 2017.

The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), an air-to-surface missile, will be used by the Joint Service Rotary Wing and Unmanned Aircraft Systems to destroy stationary, moving and relocatable land and maritime targets from standoff range in day, night, adverse weather and obscured battlefield conditions. Picture: Lockheed Martin

Frank St. John, VP Tactical Missiles/Combat Maneuver Systems at Lockheed Martin said:
On July 31, Lockheed Martin received a $66 million contract from the U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy to enter the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase of the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program. JAGM is the next generation air-to-ground missile for use on rotary wing and unmanned aircraft systems for the U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps. JAGM’s multi-mode seeker provides the warfighter with precision strike and fire-and-forget capabilities against moving targets in all weather conditions. Lockheed Martin recently completed the 27-month Continued Technology Development phase of the program, demonstrating JAGM’s low-risk and technology readiness. Lockheed Martin will continue to work closely with the Army and Navy as we move through the EMD phase and into low-rate initial production, ensuring we meet Initial Operational Capability in 2018.

Navy Recognition understands that the U.S. Army target date for JAGM Initial Operational Capability (IOC) is 2018.

Picture: Lockheed Martin

Lockheed Martin’s production-ready JAGM multi-mode guidance section design offers a Millimeter Wave (MMW) seeker and a Semi-Active Laser (SAL) seeker in one guidance section for enhanced performance on tomorrow’s battlefield. This capability gives not only laser point designation capability, but also offers the Navy the ability to engage moving targets in adverse weather without the need to keep the laser on the target throughout engagement. These newly integrated sensors have been mated with the AGM-114R missile body and demonstrated during multiple flight tests.

JAGM could be integrated to support maritime missions upon depletion of the LONGBOW missile inventory that is currently being integrated onto the Littoral Combat Ship. Picture: Lockheed Martin

Another advantage of the JAGM system is its compatibility across multiple platforms. When paired with the AGM-114R missile body, Lockheed Martin’s JAGM can easily be integrated with the MH-60R, or any platform that utilizes the M299 launcher. Additionally, JAGM could be integrated to support maritime missions upon depletion of the LONGBOW missile inventory that is currently being integrated onto the Littoral Combat Ship.

Lockheed Martin’s multi-mode JAGM guidance section will be manufactured on an existing production line. The modularity and open architecture of Lockheed Martin’s JAGM design ensure continued affordability and readiness to support the future increments and system upgrades.

Lockheed Martin’s JAGM multi-mode weapon will provide warfighters with enhanced performance on tomorrow’s battlefield. Through successful flight testing, Lockheed Martin has designed, qualified and demonstrated that its JAGM guidance section exceeds the Army’s requirement without added risk or cost.