LRASM and JASSM Production to Triple Under New US Air Force Contract

LRASM and JASSM Production to Triple Under New US Air Force Contract

The U.S. Air Force now anticipates buying more than 11,000 new JASSM and LRASM cruise missiles over the next five to seven years according to a notice of intent published Friday, dramatically expanding the Pentagon's JASSM and LRASM topline inventory objectives for the two weapons that have been periodically increased as the joint force builds out its inventory of high-end weapons needed for a potential conflict in the Pacific.