The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile flight test program racked up two more successes, making it 11 out of 13 since January 2005. One test featured launch from a B-1B, the other from an F-16. Both “navigated planned waypoints and struck their intended targets,” said Air Combat Command officials. Within the Air Force, the JASSM has achieved IOC on the B-1B and the B-52H, with anticipated IOC on the F-16 and B-2 by March, according to ACC officials.
One of General Atomics Aeronautical Systems’ prototype Collaborative Combat Aircraft drones crashed shortly after takeoff April 6, and the company has paused its test flights while it investigates the incident.