JNT Standoff Weapon Systems

Abstract

JSOW Extended Range (ER) development provides a JSOW variant with powered flight, avionics upgrades, and improved software enabling operations at tactically significant ranges of greater than 200nm, to kinetically engage adversary surface combatants and land targets. Additionally, the JSOW ER capability fundamentally supports the Navy's strategy of intelligent, Network Enabled Weapons in order to apply effective and lethal firepower from secure positions. The FY2021 budget request supports planning and engineering work beginning in FY2020 with a targeted Early Operational Capability (EOC) in FY2024 for F/A-18E/F. This effort leverages demonstration funding from OSD in FY2018 and FY2019, transitioning capability to the Navy. 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. 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 North Atlantic Treaty Organization aircraft. The JSOW Unitary (AGM-154C-1) variant includes a Network Enabled Weapon moving maritime target capability. The AGM-154C-1 capability enables 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. The FY 2019 funding included the integration of new functionality into the joint mission planning systems and precision guided munitions planning system. JSOW C-1 Initial Operational Capability was achieved in June 2016. JSOW C-1 Full Operational Capability was achieved in August 2017. This program is funded under SYSTEM DEVELOPMENT AND DEMONSTRATION because it includes those projects that have passed Milestone B approval and are conducting engineering and manufacturing development tasks aimed at meeting validated requirement prior to full-rate production decision.

Document Details

• Document Type: R2 Budgetary Justification
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2021
• Source ID: 0604727N_5_1319_PB_2021
• Change Summary Explanation: Funding increases in FY2021 to account for updated JSOW ER program plan, and the addition of NSA mandated crypto modernization effort on legacy JSOW C-1. Additionally, the Department misaligned $11M intended for LRASM NSA mandated crypto modernization development to the JSOW ER budget. Schedule: Incorporate JSOW ER events Technical: N/A
• Service Agency Name: Navy

Entities

Organizations

• United States Navy

Tags

Communities of Interest

• Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

• Acquisition
• Air Force
• Aircrafts
• Avionics
• Contracts
• Engineering
• Governments
• Munitions
• Precision-Guided Munitions
• Procurement
• Product Development
• Satellite Guided Weapons
• Software Development
• Targets
• Test And Evaluation
• Weapon Systems
• Weapons

Readers

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