U.S. close to JASSM deal with Ukraine

The U.S. is close to an agreement to give Ukraine JASSM long-range cruise missiles that could alter the strategic landscape of the war by putting more of Russia in range of powerful, precision-guided bombs


JOINT AIR-TO-SURFACE STANDOFF MISSILES (JASSM)

F-16

JASSM only integrated into U.S.-designed aircraft. Each F-16 ultimately operated by Ukraine would carry two missiles


Seeker: Infrared imaging helps steer missile to impact point with accuracy of around 3m

Guidance
GPS and inertial navigation system

Warhead
450kg blast fragmentation

Propulsion
Turbojet engine


Missile range

POLAND
ROMANIA
UKRAINE
BELARUS
Kyiv
Area held by Russia
Moscow 
RUSSIA
BLACK SEA
200km 125 miles


SPECIFICATIONS

Stealthy, air-launched ground attack cruise missile

Length		4.26m
Width		63.5cm
Launch weight	1,021kg
Range 		300-926km 
Cost 		~$1 million

JASSM missile could enable Ukraine to hit targets about 300km inside Russia, including at least 30 airbases

  
Sources: Reuters, Lockheed Martin, Missile Threat, ISW 
Picture: Lockheed Martin 
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