The Lockheed Martin Aeronautical Company in Palmdale, California announced that Fiber Innovations of Walpole, Massachusetts has been selected as its Small Business Supplier of the Year for 2001. This honor is awarded to the supplier that has provided exceptional products at competitive prices and delivery.Fiber Innovations provides Lockheed Martin with most of the composite airframe for the JASSM missile. One of the Department of Defense's highest priority programs, Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM) is designed to give Air Force and Navy pilots long-range standoff capability against a wide array of high value, heavily defended targets. Its GPS satellite navigation system, state-of-the-art infrared seeker, 1000-pound penetrator warhead, and stealth airframe makes it virtually impossible to defend against. The Air Force plans to purchase 3,700 missiles.
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