Foreign object damage introduced during the production process caused the 27 July test failure of a Lockheed Martin AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (JASSM), the US Air Force says. The problem caused an electrical short in the missile fuse within 15s of impact after the missile was released from a Northrop Grumman B-2A bomber. "Improved workmanship procedures and additional protective sealants" will now be used, says the USAF.
Source: Flight International