Lockheed Martin Teams with Roketsan of Turkey on New Standoff Missile for the F-35SOM-J Fuze/Missile

Lockheed Martin Teams with Roketsan of Turkey on New Standoff Missile for the F-35

Sources: Prisonplanet.gr,   globalaviationreport.com,  Pakistandefence

October 22, 2014 · by globalaviationreport · in F-35 Lightning II, Fighter Aircraft, Military Aviation · Leave a comment

Roketsan’s SOM fired from an F-35. (Graphic: Roketsan)

Two points to be carefully noticed:
1. The 'birdy'  creature embracing the STAND OFF 
MISSILE symbol-coat of arms.  A repousse-relief 
face with winged body giving birth to the deadly 
weapon.  At mark 0,20' of the video and for some 
more few seconds. It also has  reptilian scales.
2. The  'hostile territory' against which are the missiles 
 attacking in the video is the Greek Aegean Sea , the Greek 
Islands, etc.  m.l.p.

Ankara – Roketsan and Lockheed Martin [NYSE: LMT] signed a teaming agreement today for collaboration on the SOM-J, a new generation air-to-surface Standoff Cruise Missile for the F-35 Lightning II.
The SOM system is an autonomous, long-range, low-observable, all-weather, precision air-to-surface cruise missile. The SOM-J variant is tailored for internal carriage on the F-35 aircraft. The companies will jointly develop, produce, market
and support SOM-J for internal carriage on the F-35 aircraft or external carriage on
other aircraft.
Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control Executive Vice President Rick Edwards and Roketsan Chairman of the Board Eyüp Kaptan signed the agreement.
“Lockheed Martin has a long history of partnership with the Republic of Turkey, and we look forward to working closely with Roketsan on this very important project,” Edwards said. “SOM-J will provide the F-35 and other aircraft an exceptional capability to meet the most challenging mission requirements. We look forward to combining the skills and know-how of our two great companies to produce a world-class system to meet customers’ expanding needs for long-range, survivable cruise missile technology.”
“At Roketsan, we believe this teaming will increase the attention on SOM-J and present a superior solution to fulfill the requirements of anti-surface warfare capabilities on the F-35 aircraft,” Kaptan said. “We value our partnership with Lockheed Martin and look forward to additional businesofopportunities in the future.”