Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW)
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 will allow several target kills per aircraft sortie. The JSOW program first developed a baseline weapon for use against fixed area targets. JSOW is a Navy led joint Navy/Air Force program. JSOW utilizes a "common truck" for both AGM-154A and AGM-154C variants. Through adherence to international standards for weapons interfaces, weight, and dimension considerations, JSOW is compatible with Air Force and North Atlantic Treaty Organization aircraft.
FY2027 planned work FY 2027 continues efforts to migrate JSOW mission planning software from the contractor owned Common Weapon Planning Environment (CWPE) to the Government owned Next Generation Naval Mission Planning System (NGNMPS) common component and perform required upgrades to ensure continued compatibility with test range infrastructure for future platform integration. Additionally, development work will be required for mission planning key validation and to support the transition from Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) to Next Generation Open Mission Services (NOMS).
FY2026 to FY2027 change The increase from FY 2026 to FY 2027 provides additional development support for the NOMS Mission Planning effort.
FY2026 plans — current year FY 2026 continues efforts to migrate JSOW mission planning software from the contractor owned Common Weapon Planning Environment (CWPE) to the Government owned Next Generation Naval Mission Planning System (NGNMPS) common component and perform required upgrades to ensure continued compatibility with test range infrastructure for future platform integration. Additionally, development work will be required for mission planning key validation and to support the transition from Joint Mission Planning System (JMPS) to Next Generation Open Mission Services (NOMS).