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Defense and Security Intelligence and Analysis: IHS Jane's

JASSM-ER ends operational testing

By Doug Richardson

8/23/2012

The United States Air Force's (USAF's) 337th Test and Evaluation Squadron (TES) is completing the final phase of operational testing for the Lockheed Martin AGM-158B Joint Air-To-Surface Standoff Missile - Extended Range (JASSM-ER), a significant step toward operational employment on the B-1B Lancer.

JASSM-ER is an autonomous air-to-surface missile with more than two and a half times the range of the standard AGM-158A JASSM on which it is based. Intended for use against high-value, well-fortified, fixed and relocatable targets, it can be launched from locations outside heavily defended airspace and the coverage of long-range surface-to-air missiles.

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An AGM-158B JASSM-ER falls away from a B-1B launch aircraft during an operational test.
An AGM-158B JASSM-ER falls away from a B-1B launch aircraft during an operational test.(USAF)

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