POINT MUGU, Calif., July 12, 2016
/PRNewswire/ -- Raytheon Company (NYSE: RTN) and the U.S. Navy
have completed all operational tests for the Joint Standoff Weapon
C-1, making this newest variant of the guided glide weapon ready
for US Navy fleet release and declaration of Initial Operational
Capability.
JSOW C-1 includes a Link-16 datalink and maritime moving target
capability to provide fleet forces with robust, flexible capability
against high-value, stationary land targets. This now includes
moving maritime targets at launch ranges of up to 70 nautical miles
from both fourth-generation fighters and the fifth-generation Joint
Strike Fighter.
"JSOW C-1 provides the U.S. Navy with the first air-launched,
net-enabled weapon with the ability to engage both stationary,
land-based and maneuvering, sea-based targets," said Celeste Mohr, Raytheon JSOW program director.
"JSOW's datalink enables more precise control of the weapon and
greater flexibility in how it is deployed."
Throughout developmental, integrated and operational test
phases, the weapon demonstrated a high level of precision and
effectiveness against moving maritime targets, a crucial capability
addressing current and future surface warfare threats. In recent
testing, JSOW C-1 successfully engaged simulated combatant ships in
a realistic scenario, demonstrating its potency against maritime
moving targets.
"As our mission focus shifts to the Pacific, we are providing
the warfighter with the first of several net-enabled weapons
required to maintain U.S. strategic dominance over enemy surface
combatants," said U.S. Navy Capt. Jaime
Engdahl, PMA-201. "The JSOW C-1 is critical to the support
of the Navy's strategic vision of integrated warfare
capability."
The addition of the Link 16 datalink to JSOW C-1 allows the
launch platform, or alternate controller, to provide real-time
target updates to the weapon. In addition to enabling the weapon to
hit a moving target, the upgrade allows controllers to reassign it
to a different target while in flight.
JSOW C-1 is the U.S. Navy's first air-launched, net-enabled
weapon, with internal integration on the F-35 already underway.
About JSOW
JSOW is a family of low-cost, air-to-ground
weapons that employ an integrated GPS-inertial navigation system
with advanced guidance algorithms. JSOW C prosecutes fixed land
targets and uses an imaging infrared seeker for increased accuracy
in the terminal phase. JSOW C-1 adds the two-way datalink
enhancement, enabling additional target sets with moving maritime
target capability. The development of JSOW C-1 is also consistent
with the Navy's emerging "distributed lethality" strategy, which
aims to better arm the fleet with broader offensive capabilities
across multiple platforms. Potent effectors could be delivered
against sea and land targets from LHD/LHA aircraft and others to
more effectively address near-peer threats at sea.
About Raytheon
Raytheon Company, with 2015 sales of
$23 billion and 61,000 employees, is
a technology and innovation leader specializing in defense, civil
government and cybersecurity solutions. With a history of
innovation spanning 94 years, Raytheon provides state-of-the-art
electronics, mission systems
integration, C5ITM products and services,
sensing, effects, and mission support for customers in more than 80
countries. Raytheon is headquartered in Waltham, Mass. Visit us at www.raytheon.com
and follow us on Twitter @Raytheon.
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