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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
In service December 1998 – present
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon(JSOW)
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| Type | Glide bomb |
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| In service | December 1998 – present |
| Used by | United States Armed Forces Republic of China Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Finnish Air Force Polish Air Force Hellenic Air Force Royal Australian Air Force Turkish Air Force |
| Wars | Operation Desert Fox NATO bombing of Yugoslavia War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Operation Rough Rider |
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| Manufacturer | Raytheon |
| Unit cost | AUPP AGM-154A: $282,000 AGM-154B: $484,167AGM-154C: $719,012 |
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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
In service December 1998 – present
The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a glide bomb that resulted from a joint venture between the United States Navy and Air Force to deploy a standardized medium-range precision-guided weapon, especially for engagement of defended targets from outside the range of standard anti-aircraft defenses, thereby increasing aircraft survivability and minimizing friendly losses. It is intended to be used against soft targets such as parked aircraft, trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), and surface-to-air missile sites (SAMs). Prior to launch, it is given a destination through either a predesignated waypoint or a point marked through a targeting pod. It glides, using two wings that pop out for added lift, to the marked destination and dispenses submunitions in a short, roughly linear pattern. The designation of the Joint Standoff Weapon as an "air-to-ground missile" is a misnomer, as it is an unpowered bomb with guidance avionics, similar to the older GBU-15.
Design
The JSOW is just over 410 centimetres (160 in) in length and weighs about 450 kilograms (1,000 lb). The JSOW was originally to be delivered in three variants, each of which uses a common air vehicle, or truck, while substituting various payloads. The AGM-154A (JSOW-A) entered service in 1999. US Navy and Air Force developed the AGM-154B (JSOW B) up until Multi-Service Operational Test & Evaluation (MOT&E) but the Navy decided not to procure the weapon when the Air Force left the program. The AGM-154C (JSOW BROACH) entered service in February 2005.
AGM-154A (baseline JSOW)
The warhead of the AGM-154A consists of 145 BLU-97/B Combined Effects Bomb (CEB) submunitions. These bomblets have a shaped charge for armor defeating capability, a fragmenting case for material destruction, and a zirconium ring for incendiary effects.
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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
In service December 1998 – present
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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
In service December 1998 – present
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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon(JSOW)
Specifications Mass 483 to 497 kg (1,065 to 1,095 lb) Length 410 cm (160 in) Diameter 330 mm (13 in) Wingspan 270 cm (106 in) Warhead BLU-97/B - Combined Effects Bomblets (JSOW A)
BLU-108 - Sensor fused weapon (JSOW B - now cancelled)BROACH multi-stage warhead (JSOW C)
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Specifications Operationalrange low altitude release: 22 kilometres (12 nmi)high altitude release: 130 kilometres (70 nmi) Guidancesystem Inertial Navigation System coupled with Global Positioning System, terminal Infrared homing (AGM-154C Only)
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The JSOW is a fire-and-forget weapon that employs a tightly coupled GPS/INS for navigation, and is capable of day/night and adverse weather operations. The JSOW-C adds an infra-red seeker for terminal guidance.
AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon(JSOW)
The JSOW is just over 410 centimetres (160 in) in length and weighs about 450 kilograms (1,000 lb).
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The JSOW contains a modular control and deployment interface that allows future enhancement and additional configurations since it is likely that additional variants will emerge.
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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
In service December 1998 – present
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