AUSA 2025: Lockheed Martin debuts ground-launched JAGM

AUSA 2025: Lockheed Martin Debuts Ground-Launched JAGM

The first live fire of a ground-launched AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile (JAGM) took place at Yuma Proving Ground with a US Army-provided munition.

Lockheed Martin performed a live fire of a ground-launched version of the AGM-179 Joint Air-to-Ground Missile at Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona, in August 2025.

The ground-launched version of JAGM, called JAGM Quad Launcher (JQL), was fired using the company's internal investment funding on 28 August and was a “successful” milestone in preparing the technology for a future vertical launch configuration, said Casey Walsh, multidomain missile systems director at Lockheed Martin.

was a “successful” milestone

There is no existing requirement for the vertical launcher with the US Army, but army officials were present at the launch.

Author summary: Lockheed Martin debuts ground-launched JAGM at AUSA 2025.

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Janes Janes — 2025-10-13

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