WASHINGTON\u00a0\u2014\u00a0The missile that will ultimately replace the US Army’s Hellfire missile successfully destroyed a small remotely piloted boat from more than 4 kilometers away, according to the service.
In that test, the missile flew slightly longer than 8 kilometers at an altitude similar to where a Predator unmanned aircraft might fly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The missile has also been tested on Apache attack helicopters and Marine Corps Cobra helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The $66 million JAGM missile engineering and manufacturing development contract was awarded to Lockheed Martin in the summer of 2015. The contract could ultimately be worth up to $186 million, as it includes two additional options for low-rate initial production valued at about $60 million each, the Army has said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
JAGM is intended to reach initial operational fielding in 2018.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the end of 2017, the Army will conduct a limited user test with pilots firing JAGM missiles from Apaches in what is believed to be typical operational scenarios.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The JAGM missile\u2019s threshold requirements are to fly on the Apache and Cobra, Romero said, but the Army is considering what other platforms on which to test JAGM\u2019s capability \u2014 defined as “objective” requirements. Gray Eagle is an obvious candidate considering it carries Hellfire and also will be teamed with Apaches in reconnaissance missions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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