AGM-159 JASSM

American proposed missile design

The AGM-159 was a high precision cruise missile design proposed in 1996 by the Boeing (McDonnell-Douglas) company as a contender in the U.S. Air Force's JASSM project. It was intended to be able to penetrate advanced air defense systems, such as the Russian S-300 surface-to-air missile system. The weapon was intended to be carried by long range weapons platforms such as the B-2 Spirit and the B-1 Lancer. Development halted after Lockheed Martin's AGM-158 was selected for further development in 1998.[1]

Citations

  1. ^ Nicklas, p. 146

Bibliography

  • Nicklas, Brian D. (2012). The Complete Smithsonian Field Guide: American Missiles: 1962 to the Present Day. Barnsley, UK: Frontline Books. ISBN 978-1-84832-517-3.

See also

  • AGM-158 JASSM
  • List of missiles
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  • United States tri-service rocket designations post-1963
  • Drones designated in UAV sequence