DOD announces Pentagon approval of low-rate initial production of the one-ton Joint Air- to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), which can penetrate enemy air defenses at ranges beyond 200 miles and destroy enemy targets with precision.
Bell Textron has won DARPA's contest for a no-runway, high-speed drone that will prove out technologies useful for special operations forces and possibly the Air Force's Agile Combat Employment concept. Bell's design converts a tiltrotor to a jet-powered aircraft able to fly at up to 450 knots.