JASSM

[Grant Barrett]

Not-so-curious acronym for a missile:

http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/040527/dath024_1.html

"Lockheed Martin and members of the Department of Defense celebrated
the expansion of the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM)
production facility today at its Pike County Operations in Troy, AL.
The expansion allows JASSM production to increase to a rate of 40
missiles per month."

Grant Barrett


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