The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $245 million contract for lot 8 production of the JASSM cruise missile. The company will build a total of about 160 missiles for USAF and foreign military sales customers during this production run, according to the Jan. 20 contract announcement. These missiles will be both in the baseline configuration and extended-range version. The Lot 8 production contract had been on hold last year, pending the results of a series of flight tests meant to verify the reliability of the missile. These tests went well, clearing the way for negotiations on Lot 8.
The top Air Force commander on on the Japanese island of Okinawa has clamped down alcohol and issued a curfew for junior enlisted Airmen and Guardians at Kadena Air Base for the next month. The order came roughly two weeks after a U.S. Marine was arrested for allegedly robbing and…