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 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 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 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 was achieved in February 2005. FY 2011-2013 includes funding for development, integration, qualification and follow-on developmental and operational test and evaluation of a Network Enabled Weapon moving maritime target capability into the JSOW Unitary weapon (AGM-154C-1). The moving maritime target capability is currently being 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 be integrated with the network and attack sea moving maritime targets via real-time pre-and post-launch targeting updates. JSOW will continue to conduct analysis and development of solutions to system integration challenges, and continual enhancement of warfighter effectiveness in the employment of the JSOW weapon system. In addition, FY 2011-2013 includes funding to integrate new functionality of the Common Unique Planning Component into the Joint Mission Planning Systems and Precision Guided Munitions Planning System. 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, 2013
• Source ID: 0604727N_5_1319_PB_2013
• Change Summary Explanation: Technical: Not applicable. Schedule: (1) JSOW FRP-6 deliveries changed from starting 4Q FY 2011 to 1Q FY 2011 due to change in delivery schedule of GFE materials to prime contractor. (2) JSOW FRP-7 deliveries changed from starting 3Q FY 2012 to 4Q FY 2012 due to change in delivery schedule of GFE materials to prime contractor. (3) JSOW FRP-8 deliveries changed from starting 3Q FY 2013 to 4Q FY 2013 due to change in delivery schedule of GFE materials to prime contractor.
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Contracts
• Cost Analysis
• Costs
• Demonstrations
• Engineering
• Global Positioning Systems
• Materials
• Moving Targets
• National Security
• Satellite Guided Weapons
• Systems Engineering
• Targets
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

• Aerospace Engineering

Technology Areas

• Space