Lockheed Martin Secures JAGM Development Contract
Dual-mode guidance will improve the capability of Hellfire missiles launched from helicopters and UAVs.
Cross-section of Lockheed Martin’s JAGM design shows integration of the new seekers with the Hellfire missile body. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)
Cross-section of Lockheed Martin’s JAGM design shows integration of the new seekers with the Hellfire missile body. (Photo: Lockheed Martin)

The U.S. Army has awarded an engineering and manufacturing development (EMD) contract for the Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) to Lockheed Martin, as expected. The company will receive $66 million to do the EMD over the next two years, so that initial operating capability can be achieved in 2018. The JAGM will be deployed on various U.S. Army, Navy and Marine Corps platforms, including AH-1 and AH-64 helicopters and the MQ-1C Gray Eagle UAV.