Raytheon and Boeing Complete Testing of JAGM

The Boeing Company and Raytheon have completed the first government-sponsored testing of the JAGM (Joint Air-to-Ground Missile). The missile made use of its laser guidance system, to strike a target board at a distance of 10 miles and is designed to supplant three legacy systems, that offers enhanced war combatant lethality, range, operational flexibility, supportability and economical unlike the previous versions.

The JAGM has millimeter wave-guidance system, an uncooled imaging infrared sensor and a tri-mode seeker with a laser. The missile makes use of proven components such as the Boeing Brimstone and the Raytheon GBU-53/B Small Diameter Bomb II.

The Raytheon-Boeing team previously conducted two successful tests on April 2010 and this is the third time the companies have successfully completed the tests. The third test permitted all the three guidance systems to be operated simultaneously and presented telemetry data, which allowed engineers to carry out enhanced analysis of the JAGM.

Raytheon’s VP, Bob Francois, stated that both companies were dedicated in exhibiting their innovative and affordable missile design in the tests conducted and added that the third test showed, that the tri-mode seeker developed by the company is an extremely mature and reliable approach.