JASSM test failure blamed on 'foreign object' in fuze

Investigators have concluded that the Joint Air to Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) failed a recent flight test because a "foreign object" in the weapon caused the missile to lose power seconds before it was to hit its target, the U.S. Air Force said Sept. 10. An Air Force failure review board found...

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