Joint Standoff Weapon Systems

Abstract

The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is an air-to-ground weapon designed to attack a variety of targets during day, night and adverse weather conditions. JSOW will enhance aircraft survivability as compared to current interdiction weapon systems by providing the capability for launch aircraft to standoff outside the range of most target area surface-to-air threat systems. The JSOW launch-and-leave capability will allow several target kills per aircraft sortie. The JSOW program first developed a baseline weapon for use against fixed area targets. JSOW is a Navy-led joint Navy/Air Force program. The JSOW Baseline (AGM-154A) variant includes a kinematically efficient airframe, an integrated Inertial/Global Positioning System (INS/GPS) navigation capability, and a BLU-97/B or BLU-111 payload. This weapon was designed up front for pre-planned product improvements. Procurement of JSOW-A in the FYDP is deferred pending a fix to the Unexploded Ordnance (UXO) issue or a change in the inventory levels. The JSOW BLU-108 (AGM-154B) variant incorporates the Sensor Fuze Weapon submunition (BLU-108) into the baseline vehicle. Planned production of the JSOW/BLU-108 is deferred pending a change in the threat. The JSOW Unitary (AGM-154C) variant has a terminal seeker, Autonomous Target Acquisition (ATA) capability, and a Broach lethal package to enable the attack of blast/fragmentation and penetration type targets. The JSOW Unitary provides increased accuracy and lethality and the capability for aimpoint selection. Operational Testing of the JSOW-C was successfully completed in December 2004. Approval for Milestone-III/Full Rate Production was granted on 20 December 2004. JSOW-C Initial Operational Capability (IOC) was achieved in February 2005. FY 2009-2011 Includes funding to integrate new functionality into the Joint Mission Planning Systems (JMPS) and Common Unique Planning Component (CUPC). FY 2009-2011 also includes funding for development, integration, qualification and follow-on developmental/operational test and evaluation of a Network Enabled Weapon moving target capability into the JSOW Unitary weapon (AGM-154C-1). The moving target capability will be integrated as an Engineering Change Proposal beginning with FY 2009 procured JSOW-C weapons. The new AGM-154C-1 capability will enable the weapon to attack sea moving targets via real-time pre-and post-launch targeting updates. JSOW utilizes a "common truck" for both AGM-154A and AGM-154C variants. Through adherence to international standards for weapons interfaces, weight, and dimension considerations, JSOW is compatible with Air Force and NATO aircraft.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2011
• Source ID: 0604727N_5_1319_PB_2011
• Change Summary Explanation: Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: 1) JSOW C-1 Block III/AGM-154C-1Design/Integ/Qual was changed from ending 4Q FY2009 to 4Q FY2010 due to delayed receipt of necessary hardware. 2) JSOW IT&E was changed from 2Q-3Q FY2010 to 1Q-2Q FY2011 due to delayed receipt of necessary hardware and airframe Operational Flight Program (OFP) delays. 3) JSOW FRP-6 was changed from 1Q to 2Q FY2010 due to delay in receipt of contractor pricing. 4) JSOW OT-111B was changed from 4Q FY2010 to 3Q-4Q FY2011 due to delayed receipt of necessary hardware and airframe Operational Flight Program (OFP) delays.. 5) DT-IIID is changed from ending 2Q 2010 to 4Q 2010 due to delayed receipt of necessary hardware and airframe Operational Flight Program (OFP) delays. FY11 from previous President's Budget is shown as zero because no FY11-15 data was presented in President's Budget 2010.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Airframes
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Demonstrations
• Developmental Tests
• Engineering
• Global Positioning Systems
• Moving Targets
• Satellite Guided Weapons
• Standoff
• Test And Evaluation
• Unexploded Ammunition
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering
• Marksmanship and Weaponry.
• Munitions and Ordnance Engineering

Technology Areas

• Space