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"...The deals, with Lockheed Martin for the Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile and Long-Range Anti-Ship Missile and RTX for the Advanced Medium Range Air-to-Air Missile, are expected to cover hundreds, if not thousands of munitions. ..."
Reference: www.airandspaceforces.com ."...As proposed, the Air Force would acquire 3,010 FAMM weapons in fiscal 2026 alone, the first year of production. That is equivalent to more than half of the 5,569 Lockheed Martin AGM-158 cruise missiles expected to be acquired over the decades-long life span of the similar—albeit considerably pricier—Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program. ...The Anduril Barracuda-500 and the Zone 5 Technologies Rusty Dagger cruise missiles are the finalists to win the first FAMM production contract next year. ..."
Reference: aviationweek.com ."...the U.S. Air Force recently raised the ceiling of its current indefinite-delivery, indefinite-quantity (IDIQ) contract with Lockheed Martin for the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) and Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) programs. The ceiling increase, from $450 million to $600 million, covers full life-cycle support for all existing and future variants of both missile types. This contract modification applies through June 2027, with a follow-on five-year IDIQ expected in June 2025 to cover activities through 2032. ..."
Reference: armyrecognition.com ."...The prime defense contractor did not stop there. It won a big modification contract from the U.S. Air Force for its Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) program. The contract also includes FMS to Poland and Finland. JASSM is a stealthy, precision-guided cruise missile with a penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead (read more: Lockheed Martin Wins $302M JASSM Modification Contract)..."
Reference: www.zacks.com .Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (January 8, 2026) Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Kyiv, Ukraine (January 8, 2026) Location:...
