Thread: Joint Common Missile Flies on AH-64D Apache Longbow

Joint Common Missile Flies on AH-64D Apache Longbow

Lockheed Martin has successfully integrated and flown the Joint Common Missile instrumented measurement vehicles (IMVs) on the Boeing AH-64D Apache Longbow attack helicopter, validating the physical and environmental interface between the missile, the M299 missile launcher and the helicopter platform.

The IMV is outfitted with sensors and instrumentation to record the environments the missile must operate under during flights. It contains an inert warhead and rocket motor to simulate a tactical round in flight.

"Successful measurement of the environments that the JCM will experience on its target platforms during pre-launch and launch operations is an important step in successful integration," said Steve Barnoske, JCM program director at Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control. "JCM provides extended standoff range for all four platforms that will maximize crew survivability."

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