Environmental Consequence Analyses for the Joint Standoff Weapon Program.
Abstract
The Navy's Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is an air-to-ground missile designed to attack a variety of targets during day, night, and adverse weather conditions. The JSOW Program is comprised of a Baseline Program and a Pre-planned Product Improvement (P3I) Program. The baseline weapon is being developed first and will be used against fixed-area targets. The P3I variant will be used to attack blast/fragment-sensitive and moving-point targets. The Navy plans to use the ISOW on the F/A-18, AV-8B, A-6E, and future A-X attack planes. The plan is for commonality between the JSOW and the Air Force and Navy Joint Direct Attack Munition Programs. The Navy and the Air Force are also working together to integrate submunitions into the JSOW for use on the F- 16 and other Air Force aircraft. The JSOW Baseline Program entered its Demonstration and Validation phase on June 29, 1989, and completed it in July 1991. In June 1992, the Engineering and Manufacturing Development (EMD) phase began for the JSOW Baseline Program, for which a Defense Acquisition Board (DAB) Milestone III, Production Approval, decision is scheduled for July 1998. The JSOW P3I Program is scheduled for a DAB Milestone I, Concept Demonstration Approval, decision in July 1994.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jun 25, 1993
- Accession Number
- ADA376730
Entities
Organizations
- Office of the Inspector General, U.S. Department of Defense