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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 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 ...
Older JASSM variants carry a 1,000-pound warhead and have a range of more than 230 miles, which significantly exceeds that of other Western air-to-surface missiles sent to Ukraine, including the ...
The AGM-158A joint air-to-surface missile can strike targets "well beyond the reach of enemy air defenses," an aviation ordnance officer said.
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).
On 16 November 2024, Biden allowed Ukraine to use long-range missiles. [9] Permission for the US ATACMS strikes are limited to Russian and North Korean forces in Kursk Oblast. [10] According to Le Figaro, France and Britain have granted permission for Ukraine to use SCALP and Storm Shadow missiles on targets inside Russia. If the Storm Shadow ...
The U.S. embassy in Ukraine says Russia could launch a "significant air attack" on Kyiv after U.S.-made missiles were fired into Russia's Bryansk region.
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)