Lockheed and Roketsan SOM-J Cruise Missile for F-35

摘要

Lockheed Martin has signed a contract with Turkish company Roketsan to jointly develop the SOM-J air-to-surface standoff cruise missile for integration into the F-35 internal weapons bay. With the new contract, both the companies will be able to ahead with their technical assistance agreement that will enable the SOM-J missile available to international customers, it was announced on Sept 18, 2015. Roketsan board chairman Emin Alpman said: "This contract signing, and subsequent approval of the technical assistance agreement, continues our strong relationship with Lockheed Martin.