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According to the report, the US State Department has cleared the potential foreign military sales of air-launched, precision-guided weapons to Italy and South Korea. This involves Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles with Extended Range (JASSM-ER) for Italy under an approximately $301-million deal, and GBU-39/B Diameter Bombs-Increment I (SDB-I) for South Korea with an estimated cost of $111.8 million.
The report also stated that the 2025 approval marks Rome’s first publicly announced JASSM-ER request, while the GBU-39/B is considered Seoul’s additional acquisition, expanding its existing inventory. Rome has requested 100 AGM-158B/B-2 JASSM-ER made by Lockheed Martin, along with related components and program support.
In addition to the report, these bombs feature a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), extending beyond the JASSIM ‘s baseline of 500 nautical miles (575 miles/926 kilometers), and is fitted with a 450-kilogram (992-pound) WDU-42/B penetrator warhead, CSIS reported. The stealthy cruise missile provides stand-off capability via advanced, long-range strike systems for employment on Italian fighter aircraft, including but not limited to F-35 aircraft.
Made by Boeing, the precision glide bombs have a range of over 60 miles (96 kilometers). They are intended to increase the East Asian country’s “critical air defense capability to deter aggression in the region and to ensure interoperability with US forces.
Source: The Defense Post
The report also stated that the 2025 approval marks Rome’s first publicly announced JASSM-ER request, while the GBU-39/B is considered Seoul’s additional acquisition, expanding its existing inventory. Rome has requested 100 AGM-158B/B-2 JASSM-ER made by Lockheed Martin, along with related components and program support.
In addition to the report, these bombs feature a range of 1,000 kilometers (621 miles), extending beyond the JASSIM ‘s baseline of 500 nautical miles (575 miles/926 kilometers), and is fitted with a 450-kilogram (992-pound) WDU-42/B penetrator warhead, CSIS reported. The stealthy cruise missile provides stand-off capability via advanced, long-range strike systems for employment on Italian fighter aircraft, including but not limited to F-35 aircraft.
Made by Boeing, the precision glide bombs have a range of over 60 miles (96 kilometers). They are intended to increase the East Asian country’s “critical air defense capability to deter aggression in the region and to ensure interoperability with US forces.
Source: The Defense Post
