The US Navy has awarded Raytheon a $134 million contract for full rate production of the AGM-154A Joint Stand Off Weapon (JSOW) and low rate initial production of the AGM-A54B. The deal includes provision for over $600 million of follow-on production options over the next three years. JSOW is a glide bomb designed to allow strike aircraft to attack ground targets outside air defence range. The navy and US Air Force plan to buy around 11,800 AGM-154As and 4,800 AGM-154Bs. Raytheon delivered the first low rate production batch of AGM-154As.
Source: Flight International