AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon Country: USA Type: Stand-off ASM Introduction: 1999

The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) was a joint venture of the United States Navy and Air Force to deploy a standardized medium range air-to-surface precision guided weapon, especially for engagement of defended targets at ranges outside that of standard anti-aircraft defenses, thereby increasing aircraft survivability and minimizing friendly losses.

The AGM-154 JSOW is a launch and leave weapon that employs a tightly coupled Global Positioning System (GPS)/Inertial Navigation System (INS), and is capable of day/night and adverse weather operations. The AGM-154A (JSOW A) uses GPS/INS for terminal guidance, while the AGM-154C (JSOW C) uses a infra-red seeker for terminal guidance.

The AGM-154A was the first variant to be used in combat. The first combat deployment of the JSOW occurred over southern Iraq on January 25, 1999. This weapon enjoyed success since its early use. Since 1999, at least 400 of the JSOW weapons have been used in the following conflicts: Operation Southern Watch, NATO Operation Allied Force, Operation Enduring Freedom and Operation Iraqi Freedom.

Canada, Greece, Poland, Singapore and Turkey have purchased the JSOW in addition to its service with in the United States (USN, USMC, USAF). The USAF no loner procures the JSOW.

General Information
Developed by	USA
Deployed by	USA
Development Year	1992
Deployment Year	1999
Platform	F-16, F/A-18C/D/E/F, F-15E, AV-8B, P-3, S-3, B-1
Number manufactured	total planned acquisition: AGM-154A(11,800units), AGM-154B(4,200units), AGM-154C(7,800units)
Contractor	Texas Instruments, Lewisville, TX

Dimensions and Performance
Length	4.26m
Body Diameter	34cm
Wing/Fin span	2.69m
Launch Weight	484kg
Range	27.8km(low altitude launch), 74.1km(high altitude launch)
Accuracy	3m(AGM-154C)

Components
Propulsion	unpowered (glide weapon)
Warhead	145 BLU-97A/B(Navy), 6BLU-108/B SFW (Air Force), BLU-111(500lb unitary warhead (Navy)
Guidance	tightly coupled INS/GPS (AGM-154A/-154B), tightly coupled INS/GPS, IIR with data link (AGM-154C)