This report examines the Navy's and the Air Force's development of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW). JSOW is an air-to-ground missile expected to provide improved capabilities to hit targets from greater distances than many current weapons. JSOW has three warhead variants-wide area, antiarmor, and unitary. Current plans call for procuring a total of 19,000 missiles at an estimated production cost of $5 billion. As requested, we reviewed JSOW to determine whether (1) the missile will provide capabilities originally intended and (2) cost and operational effectiveness analyses continue to support the program's procurement plans.


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    Title :

    DEFENSE ACQUISITIONS: Reduced Operational Effectiveness of Joint Standoff Weapon


    Publication date :

    1999


    Size :

    22 pages


    Type of media :

    Report


    Type of material :

    No indication


    Language :

    English