The Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) is an air-to-ground weapon designed to attack a variety of targets during day, night, and adverse weather conditions. JSOW enhances aircraft survivability by providing the capability for launch aircraft to standoff outside the range of most target area surface-to-air threat systems. The JSOW launch-and-leave capability allows several target kills per aircraft sortie. The common JSOW variant nomenclature is JSOW-A (Baseline), JSOW-A-1, JSOW-B (BLU-108), JSOW-C (Unitary), and JSOW-C-1 (Network Enabled Weapon Moving Maritime Target Capability). The JSOW program developed a Baseline weapon for use against fixed, area targets. The JSOW Baseline variant includes a kinematically efficient airframe and integrated Global Positioning System/Inertial Navigation System capability, and a BLU-97/B submunition payload. The JSOW-A-1 configuration carries a BLU-111 warhead and is being marketed by Raytheon to FMS customers. The JSOW-B variant incorporates the Sensor Fuzed Weapon submunition (BLU-108) into the baseline vehicle. The JSOW-B variant provides a standoff delivery capability against massed armor and land combat vehicles. Production of the JSOW-B is deferred. JSOW-C and C-1 variants both use the Unitary lethal package, termed Bomb Royal Ordnance Augmented Charge, which is produced by BAE Systems. The BROACH incorporates an advanced multi-stage warhead, which allows the warfighter to attack blast/frag sensitive and hardened point targets. JSOW-C uses an Imaging Infrared (IIR) seeker with embedded Autonomous Targeting Acquisition software, increasing accuracy and lethality. The IIR affords the mission planner precise aimpoint selection and target discrimination. An anti-tamper/anti-spoofing capability was inserted in the guidance electronics unit with FY 2006 production. The JSOW-C-1 adds a weapon data link and seeker upgrade to attack moving maritime targets in addition to the JSOW-C stationary land target mission set.


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