Joint Air-to-Ground Missile

Joint Air-to-Ground Missile
Type Air-to-surface missile
Production history
Manufacturer Lockheed Martin
Produced IOC expected in 2018[1]
Specifications
Weight 108 lb (49 kg)
Length 70 in (1,800 mm)
Diameter 7 in (180 mm)

Operational
range
5 mi (8.0 km) (Increment 1)[2]
Guidance
system
semi-active laser and millimetre-wave radar
Launch
platform
Helicopters and fixed-wing aircraft

The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) is a U.S. military program to develop an air-to-surface missile to replace the current air-launched BGM-71 TOW, AGM-114 Hellfire and AGM-65 Maverick missiles.[3] The US Army, Navy and Marine Corps plan to buy thousands of JAGMs.[4]

Description

The Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) program is a follow-on from the unsuccessful AGM-169 Joint Common Missile program that was cancelled due to budget cuts. JAGM will share basically the same objectives and technologies as JCM but will be developed over a longer time scale.[5]

Launch platforms

Operators

 United States: The JAGM was intended for joint service with the U.S. Army, U.S. Navy, and the U.S. Marine Corps by providing a single missile configuration for many platforms. JAGM offered the services increased operational flexibility and reduced logistics support costs.[3]

In February 2012, the Navy and Marine Corps terminated their investment in the program, saying it was a "manageable risk" to do so and that they would instead focus on the GBU-53/B SDB II and continued Hellfire procurement, making the JAGM an Army-only program - but in March 2014 re-entered the program, with documents showing integration of the missile onto Marine AH-1Z helicopters.[7]

Timeline

Each team submitted its proposal in the spring of 2011, with contract award expected in the first quarter of 2012. However, in September the Army and Navy requested the JAGM program be terminated.[22]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 Raytheon sticking by tri-mode missile despite Lockheed JAGM win - Flightglobal.com, 4 August 2015
  2. http://www.lockheedmartin.com/content/dam/lockheed/data/mfc/photo/tradeshows/ausa-winter-2014/briefings/mfc-2014-AUSA-Winter-JAGM-briefing.pdf
  3. 1 2 3 "ARMY RDT&E BUDGET ITEM JUSTIFICATION (R2 Exhibit) - PDF" (PDF).
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  5. 1 2 "Pentagon Plans Industry Day For Joint Air To Ground Missile - Defense Daily, Vol. 234, No. 60".
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  12. "14-Draft Request for Proposal (RFP), number W31P4Q-10-R-A001 for a Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM), System. - W31P4Q-10-R-A001 (Archived) - Federal Business Opportunities: Opportunities". Fbo.gov. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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  14. "Raytheon-Boeing Team Validates Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Seeker During Captive Flight Tests - Apr 15, 2010". Raytheon.mediaroom.com. 2010-04-15. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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  17. "Raytheon Company : Investor Relations : News Release". Investor.raytheon.com. 2010-04-20. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
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  19. "Raytheon-Boeing Team on Target During First Government-Funded Test of JAGM - Jul 26, 2010". Raytheon.mediaroom.com. Retrieved 2013-10-06.
  20. https://web.archive.org/20101205035100/http://www.lockheedmartin.com/news/press_releases/2010/MFC_112210_LM_JAGMHitsTargetFrom6Kilometers.html. Archived from the original on December 5, 2010. Retrieved February 28, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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  22. Sherman, Jason (11 October 2011). "Army, Navy Propose Terminating Joint Air-to-Ground Missile Program". Inside Defense. Retrieved 5 December 2011.
  23. "US budget cuts-Flightglobal-Jan 26, 2012". Flightglobal.com. 2012-01-26. Retrieved 2013-11-14.
  24. Lockheed Martin Awarded $64 Million JAGM Contract For Extended Technology Development. Lockheed press release, Aug. 17, 2012
  25. Army Reduces Scope Of Tri-Mode JAGM - Aviationweek.com, 27 August 2012
  26. Raytheon submits JAGM contact proposal. Flightglobal.com, October 23, 2012
  27. Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Dual-Mode Seeker. Lockheed press release, October 23, 2012
  28. US Army awards JAGM continued technology development contract - Army-Technology.com, December 6, 2012
  29. Obama plan would end anti-tank missile - Orlandosentinel.com, 14 April 2013
  30. US Army to move ahead with Lockheed Martin JAGM - Janes.com, 18 July 2013
  31. Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Dual-Mode Guidance Section in Recent Flight Test - Lockheed news release, 20 February 2014
  32. Lockheed Martin Demonstrates JAGM Dual-Mode Guidance Section in Second Flight Test - Deagel.com, 23 July 2014
  33. US army seeks upgrades for Hellfire missile guidance system - Flightglobal.com, 6 February 2015

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