JSOW
Unofficial
names/slang: Smart Pig
Function:
Air-to-surface standoff weapon
Date
deployed: Jan. 1999
Contractor:
Raytheon
Unit cost:
approx. $150,000
Length:
13' - 4"
Wingspan:
8' - 10"
Diameter:
Box shaped 13 inches per side
Speed:
unavailable
Weight at
launch: 1065 - 1500 lbs depending on
configuration
Guidance:
GPS/INS (Global Position/Inertial)
Range:
Low altitude launch - 12nm, High altitude launch -
40nm
Engine:
unavailable
Warhead:
BLU-97 - Combined effects bomblets, or BLU-108 -
Sensor fused weapon, or BLU-111 - 500 lb general
purpose warhead |
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Services:
Navy and Air Force
Description: The Joint Standoff Weapon
(JSOW) is a key program that will replace five types
of the older air-to-ground weapons currently in the
naval inventory. It is a joint Navy-Air Force weapon
development program, with the Navy as the lead
service. It will provide a family of
precision-guided weapons that will allow naval
aircraft to attack targets at increased stand-off
distances, greatly increasing aircraft
survivability. JSOW will be usable in adverse
weather conditions and will give aircrews the
ability to attack multiple targets in a single
sortie. The JSOW family uses a common weapon body
for all variants. The AGM-154A variant carries
BLU-97 combined-effect bomblets for use against area
targets. To provide anti-armor capability, a
follow-on version will carry a BLU-108 sub-munitions
payload derived from the Sensor Fused Weapon (SFW).
A third variant is being developed for a unitary
warhead to provide blast-fragmentation capability.
Background: The AGM-154A and AGM-154B
have completed Engineering and Manufacturing
development and are in production. The demonstrated
ability to launch from high or low altitudes and
accurately navigate to the target area via selected
waypoints is designed to further enhance weapon and
aircrew survivability. JSOW is currently flying on
the F/A-18 and F-16 aircraft and will soon be flying
on the Air Force's B-52 and B-2.
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