UA72225 U.S. AGM-158 JASSM MISSILE SET

AGM-158 JASSM (ang. Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile ) is a modern, American, air-to-ground maneuvering missile with reduced detectability. The weapon entered service and remains fully operational in 2009. The missile is 4.27 meters long, and its warhead can weigh up to 450 kilograms. The drive is provided by a single jet engine Teledyne CAE J402-CA-100. However, the officially reported range of the missile is approx. 370 kilometers. Design work on the AGM-158 began in the mid-1990s, and in 1998 the US Air Force decided to entrust the implementation of the project to Lockheed-Martin. From the very beginning, it was assumed that the new missile would have a large range and would be fired by planes operating beyond the range of enemy air defense. Moreover, efforts were made to reduce the missile's radar signature and the possibility of its detection by other means of detection as much as possible. These assumptions were fulfilled to a large extent, and after several years of attempts and removal of technical shortcomings, the AGM-158 is undoubtedly an effective weapon of tactical and operational importance. In the US air force and in the US Navy aviation, it is carried by machines such as: F-15E Strike Eagle, F / A-18 E / F Super Hornet or F-35 Lightning II. Moreover, the missile is used by the air forces of several countries, including Poland. In the Polish Air Force, the missile is carried by the F-16 C / D Jastrząb machines.