Joint Air to Surface Stand off Missile ( JASSM)

JASSM is a militaryofftheshelf long range guided weapon consisting of a 453 kilograms (1000 pounds) multirole conventional warhead. The weapon is designed to attack highvalue, heavily defended targets such as hardened bunkers, area targets or pinpoint objectives such as radar and communications sites. Integration onto Australia s F, A18 A, B Hornet was completed in 2010 and confirmed during a successful firing of an inert warhead JASSM from a RAAF F, A18A aircraft at the US Navy s China Lake test range in December 2010. Further operational test and evaluation firings of two missiles with high explosive warheads from the F, A18A were successfully conducted in September 2011 at the Woomera Test Range, South Australia. This activity used Australian procedures and support personnel and provided an endtoend assessment of Australia s ability to independently employ the JASSM weapon system. Fleet Service Release for the JASSM capability onto F, A18A, B Classic Hornet aircraft was completed in November 2011.