AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon

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AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon
Type	Glide bomb
Service history
In service	December 1998 – present
Used by	United States Armed Forces Republic of China Air Force Royal Canadian Air Force Finnish Air Force Polish Air Force Hellenic Air Force Royal Australian Air Force Royal Moroccan Air Force Turkish Air Force Republic of Singapore Air Force[1]
Wars	Operation Desert Fox Operation Southern Watch NATO bombing of Yugoslavia War in Afghanistan (2001–2021) Iraq War
Production history
Manufacturer	Raytheon
Unit cost	AUPP AGM-154A: $282,000 AGM-154B: $484,167 AGM-154C: $719,012
Specifications
Mass	483 to 497 kg (1,065 to 1,095 lb)
Length	410 cm (160 in)
Diameter	330 mm (13 in)
Wingspan	270 cm (106 in)
Warhead	BLU-97/B - Combined Effects Bomblets (JSOW A) BLU-108 - Sensor fused weapon (JSOW B - now cancelled) BROACH multi-stage warhead (JSOW C)
Operational range	low altitude release: 22 kilometres (12 nmi) high altitude release: 130 kilometres (70 nmi)
Guidance system	Inertial Navigation System coupled with Global Positioning System, terminal Infrared homing (AGM-154C Only)

The AGM-154 Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is a glide bomb that resulted from a joint venture between the United States Navy and Air Force to deploy a standardized medium-range precision-guided weapon, especially for engagement of defended targets from outside the range of standard anti-aircraft defenses, thereby increasing aircraft survivability and minimizing friendly losses. It is intended to be used against soft targets such as parked aircraft, trucks, armored personnel carriers (APCs), and surface-to-air missile sites (SAMs). Prior to launch, it is given a destination through either a predesignated waypoint or a point marked through a targeting pod. It glides, using two wings that pop out for added lift, to the marked destination and dispenses submunitions in a short, roughly linear pattern.^[2] The designation of the Joint Standoff Weapon as an "air-to-ground missile" is a misnomer, as it is an unpowered bomb with guidance avionics, similar to the older GBU-15.