Exelis has received a follow-on contract to supply additional composite missile bodies and structures for the AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM).
Awarded by Lockheed Martin, the $20m contract modification requires the company to manufacture and supply complex composite structures for Lots 11 and 12 of the JASSM.
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The two production lots cover more than 400 baseline and extended-range versions of the missile.
Exelis Aerostructures vice-president and general manager Mike Blair said: "We believe this contract is a reflection of our customer’s confidence in Exelis as a trusted and capable supplier
"Our shared commitment to operational excellence began more than a decade ago, and we are prepared to deliver on this contract with the same product integrity our customer expects."
Manufactured by Lockheed, the JASSM is a 2,000lb autonomous, long-range, air-to-ground, precision standoff missile, designed to destroy high-value, well-defended, fixed and re-locatable targets in the battlefield.
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By GlobalDataCapable of cruising autonomously day or night in all weather conditions, the stealthy missile is equipped with an infrared seeker and a GPS receiver to aim specific targets, a dual-mode penetrator and blast fragmentation warhead.
A long-range version of the baseline JASSM, the JASSM-extended range (ER) features a new engine and greater fuel load capability, and can function in heavily degraded GPS environments.
The stealthy JASSM is integrated on USAF’s B-1B, B-2, B-52, F-16 and F-15E, and onboard the Royal Australian Air Force’s (RAAF) F/A-18A/B Super Hornet fighter, while the JASSM-ER variant is mounted on the US’s B-1B bomber.
In July 2013, Exelis secured a $10m contract for Lot 10 production of composite missile bodies and structures for both versions of missile.
The company did not disclose the contract’s delivery schedule.
Image: A depiction of AGM-158 joint air-to-surface standoff missile. Photo: courtesy of the US Air Force.
