THE POWERED VARIANT OF Texas Instruments' Joint Stand-Off Weapon (JSOW) has had its first free-flight test. The JSOW, which is being offered to meet the Pentagon's Joint Air-to-Surface Stand-off Missile and the UK's conventionally armed stand-off missile, is powered by the Williams WJ-24 engine previously used in target drones.
Source: Flight International
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