Tag: Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile – Extended Range
Work on JASSM-XR will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2023 The Pentagon announced on Sep. 10 that it has given Lockheed Martin $51 million contract to develop the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile Extreme Range (JASSM-XR). Work will be performed in Orlando, Florida, and is expected to be completed by Aug. 31, 2023. JASSM...
Each LRASM navigated through all planned waypoints, transitioned to mid-course guidance and flew toward the moving maritime target using inputs from the onboard sensors. The missiles then positively identified the intended target and impacted successfully A U.S. Air Force (USAF) B-1B from Dyess Air Force Base (AFB) has successfully test-fired a pair of production representative Long Range Anti-Ship Missiles (LRASMs). The...
The F-15E is the first Universal Armament Interface (UAI)-compliant platform to field JASSM-ER The Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile–Extended Range (JASSM-ER) is now fully operational on the F-15E. The news statement by Lockheed Martin on Feb. 6 says the F-15E is the first Universal Armament Interface (UAI)-compliant platform to field JASSM-ER. UAI-compliant aircraft feature standardized interfaces to support future weapon integration. "Fielding on...
Exactly thirty years later on Dec. 12, 2017 a B-1B crew successfully fired two production-configuration LRASMs simultaneously during a test at Point Mugu’s sea range Brought to my attention by Earl Belz, a reader of The Aviation Geek Club, the interesting video in this post was taken on Dec. 12, 1987 at Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) and shows a...
Without approaching North Korea, JASDF would be able to attack the country from the airspace over the Sea of Japan thanks to JASSM-ER standoff capabilities According to The Yomiuri Shimbun Tokyo is exploring the possibility of modifying the F-15J all-weather air superiority fighter to give it a ground strike capability. Sources said the government is planning to have the Boeing jet carry...
The LRASM will play a significant role in ensuring military access to operate in open ocean/blue waters, owing to its enhanced ability to discriminate and conduct tactical engagements from extended ranges Lockheed Martin announced that the first tactical configuration Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) launch from a B-1B has taken place on Aug. 17. According to the company press release, a...
The LRASM is designed to satisfy the U.S. Navy and USAF requirement for a weapon that can be used in anti-access/area-denial threat environments As reported by Lockheed Martin in a press release, on Apr. 3, 2017 the Long Range Anti-Ship Missile (LRASM) was successfully jettisoned from a Boeing Super Hornet at NAS Patuxent River, Maryland. The company said the data from...
