AGM-158 JASSM

AGM-158 JASSM
TypeAir-launched cruise missile
Place of originUnited States
Service history
In serviceSince 2003
Used by
WarsAmerican-led intervention in the Syrian civil war
Production history
DesignerLockheed Martin
Designed1995–1998
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Unit cost$698,000 (JASSM Baseline AGM-158A, FY17)[1]
ProducedSince 1998
No. built7500
Specifications (AGM-158A)
Mass2,251 lb (1,021 kg)
Length14 ft 1 in (4.287 m)
Width22 in (550 mm)
Height18 in (450 mm)
WarheadWDU-42/B penetrator
Warhead weight1,000 lb (450 kg)
Detonation
mechanism
FMU‐156/B fuze

EngineTeledyne CAE J402‐CA‐100 turbojet
674 lbf (3 kN)
Operational
range
230 mi (370.4 km)
Guidance
system
GPS, INS, IIR
Steering
system
Moving wings & 2 tailplanes
Accuracy9 ft 10 in (3 m) CEP
Launch
platform
B-1 Lancer, B-2 Spirit, B-52 Stratofortress, F-15E Strike Eagle, F-16 Fighting Falcon, F/A-18 Hornet
Rapid Dragon: C-130, C-17
ReferencesJanes[2]
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extended Range (JASSM-ER)
Production history
Designed2002
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Unit cost$1,040,000 (JASSM-ER AGM-158B, FY20)[3]
ProducedSince 2006
No. built3360
Specifications (AGM-158B JASSM‐ER)
Mass2,600 lb (1,200 kg) (est)
Length14 ft 1 in (4.287 m)
Width25 in (635 mm)
Height18 in (450 mm)
Wingspan8 ft 10 in (2.7 m)
WarheadWDU-42/B penetrator
Warhead weight1,000 lb (450 kg)
Detonation
mechanism
FMU‐156/B fuze

EngineWilliams F107‐WR‐105 turbofan
1,400 lbf (6.22 kN)
Operational
range
> 575 mi (926 km)
Guidance
system
GPS, INS, IIR
Accuracy9 ft 10 in (3 m) CEP
ReferencesJanes[2]
Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range (JASSM-XR)
Production history
Designed2018
ManufacturerLockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control
Unit cost$1,500,000 (JASSM-XR AGM-158D, FY21)[3]
ProducedSince 2021
No. built400
Specifications (AGM-158B JASSM‐XR)
WarheadWDU-42/B penetrator
Warhead weight1,000 lb (450 kg)
Detonation
mechanism
FMU‐156/B fuze

Operational
range
> 1,000 nmi (1,900 km)
Guidance
system
GPS, INS, IIR
Accuracy9 ft 10 in (3 m) CEP
ReferencesJanes[2]
JASSM detonates above a hardened target during tests

The AGM-158 JASSM (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile) is a low detection standoff air-launched cruise missile developed by Lockheed Martin for the United States Armed Forces.[4] It is a large, stealthy long-range weapon with a 1,000-pound (450 kg) armor piercing warhead. It completed testing and entered service with the U.S. Air Force in 2009, and has entered foreign service in Australia, Finland, and Poland as of 2014. An extended range version of the missile, the AGM-158B JASSM-ER (Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range), entered service in 2014 as well as an anti-ship derivative, the AGM-158C LRASM (Long Range Anti-Ship Missile), in 2018. By September 2016, Lockheed Martin had delivered 2,000 total JASSMs comprising both variants to the USAF.[5]

  1. ^ "JASSM unclassified budget document" (PDF). February 2019.
  2. ^ a b c Janes (26 August 2022), "AGM-158A JASSM and JASSM-ER (AGM-158B/B-2/D)", Janes Weapons: Air Launched, Coulsdon, Surrey: Jane's Group UK Limited., retrieved 21 May 2023
  3. ^ a b Everstine, Brian (14 February 2020). "USAF to Start Buying 'Extreme Range' JASSMs in 2021". Air and Space Forces Magazine.
  4. ^ "AGM-158 JASSM Air-launched cruise missile". Military Today. Archived from the original on 19 June 2023.
  5. ^ "US Air Force Takes Delivery of 2,000th JASSM Cruise Missile". deagel.com. 6 September 2016. Archived from the original on 20 September 2016.

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