The Air Force has awarded Lockheed Martin a $107 million contract for the seventh production lot of the JASSM cruise missile, the company announced June 25. This lot covers 111 missiles, which brings USAF’s order to date to 1,053 missiles of the total 4,900 planned. The Lot 7 deal is the first contract award since the JASSM program was recertified to Congress in May after a thorough Office of the Secretary of Defense-led review brought on by a spate of test failures in 2007 and burgeoning costs due to programmatic changes. Lockheed’s statement said the missile has since then has “proved its reliability and capabilities across a wide variety of targets,” including hardened, underground bunkers and air defense systems.
Pentagon Releases Cost of Living, BAH Rates for 2026
Dec. 30, 2025
The Pentagon will pay cost of living allowances to 127,000 service members in the continental U.S. in 2026, an increase of 66,000 members in 2025. Airmen and Guardians across the U.S. will also receive an average increase of 4.2 percent for their Basic Housing Allowance, compared to the 5.4 percent…
