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But now a full-rate production decision is expected in summer 2022, according to Maj. Gen. Robert Rasch, the Army\u2019s program executive officer for missiles and space.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The JAGM replaces the legacy Lockheed Martin-made Hellfire missile used across the services. However, the new weapon encountered problems during testing when it was fired from the Army\u2019s AH-64E Apache and the Marine Corps\u2019 AH-1Z Viper helicopters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new munition features a dual-mode seeker and guidance system mated to a Hellfire missile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prior to 2018, the Army experienced several failures during live-fire testing from an AH-64E Apache, including seeing the missile miss two targets. And during a major test event, one of the four launches with a live warhead failed to detonate. 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