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F-15E launched a Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile over White Sands Missile Range, N.M., in a recent test. The missile then successfully destroyed the intended target, thereby completing the integration of the stealthy cruise missile on the multirole fighter, announced Lockheed Martin, the missile’s maker. “The F-15E is the sixth platform for this reliable and high-performing cruise missile,” said Lockheed Martin’s JASSM Program Director Alan Jackson in the company’s July 26 release. “JASSM on the F-15E will enhance that tactical fighter’s capabilities by broadening the range of options available,” he added. The F-15E-JASSM integration marked the first time that the Air Force has added a missile to an aircraft’s weapon’s portfolio using the Universal Armament Interface, according to Lockheed Martin. UAI is designed to simplify the integration without major changes to the aircraft’s operational flight program software. JASSM is also cleared for use on B-1s, B-2s, B-52s, F-16s, and Australian F/A-18s.
Members of the House Armed Services Committee say the AIM-260 Joint Advanced Tactical Missile program has been set back three months due to the ongoing government shutdown. The comment is noteworthy because the JATM's status has been kept tightly under wraps.
