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A JASSM detonates above a hardened target during tests. The AGM-158 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile (AGM-158 JASSM) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United States Armed Forces. [7] It is a large, stealthy long-range weapon with a 1,000-pound (450 kg) armor piercing warhead.
The AGM-159 was a high precision cruise missile design proposed in 1996 by the Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) company as a contender in the U.S. Air Force's JASSM project. It was intended to be able to penetrate advanced air defense systems, such as the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system. The weapon was intended to be carried by long range ...
The US Marine Corps has a new long-range weapon in its arsenal, the AGM-158A joint air-to-surface standoff missile (JASSM). The addition is a boost in firepower, the Marines said, as the weapon's ...
Notes Lockheed Martin F-35: 8 additional being considered. [77] AGM-158B JASSM-ER: 75 planned by the Bundeswehr. [78] AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM: The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) asked for the Congress approval of potentially USD $2.90 billion in military sales for the German Air Force on the 19th of July 2023. [79] [80] This sale would ...
The AGM-158B JASSM-ER was estimated to have a maximum range of 500 nmi (930 km). [3] [15] However, LRASM's range is shorter than the JASSM-ER it is based upon, due to the extra space for the navigation/sensor/passive radar needs. Lockheed Martin has claimed the missile's range is greater than 200 nmi (370 km).
The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine long-range cruise missiles that could reach deep into Russia, but Kyiv would need to wait several months as the U.S. works through technical ...
Missile Type Country Max. range Max. Speed (Mach) Mass Warhead Warhead type Status Note AV-TM 300: Surface-to-surface missile Brazil 300 km (190 mi) 0.85: 1,140 kg (2,510 lb)
BERLIN (Reuters) -The German government has started the ordering process for 75 new JASSM-ER cruise missiles from the United States, German daily Bild reported on Tuesday. Without citing its ...