TOKYO — The United States has approved a $900 million missile sale to Japan, the third major arms purchase of its kind by the ...

Japan has requested to purchase more AGM-158B JASSM-ER cruise missiles from the American government, and this request has ...

What makes the JASSM-ER especially useful for Japan is the extended range of the missile. The range on the JASSM-ER is more than 1,200 miles. That’s because this weapon has an internal fuel tank and a ...

The Chinese military has frequently dispatched air and naval forces around Japan's islands, which form part of a blockade ...

Tristan McIntire) The F-15E is already one of the USAF’s main AGM-158 JASSM operators, giving them an air-launched land-attack cruise missile capability. The F-15EX has also flown with the ...

Previously, Lockheed Martin was contracted to increase production capacity for JASSM and the long-range anti-ship missile, underscoring the importance of these systems for the US and its allies.

According to The War Zone, the AGM-158D JASSM-ER has a WDL (Weapon Data Link) capability that allows retargeting/retasking the missile mid-flight. The capability was mentioned in the Air Force’s ...

The U.S. Marine Corps is able to arm its F/A-18C fighter jets with AGM-158 cruise missiles, which offer long-range, precision ...

The U.S. Air Force’s continued emphasis on upgrading its legacy aircraft is surging forward in tandem with an effort to keep its decades-old fighters and stealth bombers relevant in a..

A United States Air Force pilot has been hospitalized after ejecting from an F-35 fighter jet that crashed at the Eielson Air ...

A rendering of the Lockheed Martin JASSM-ER. Credit: Lockheed Martin SINGAPORE—Washington has cleared the way for Japan to acquire more extended-range Lockheed Martin AGM-158B/B-2 Joint Air-to ...