DefenceTalkSailors from Carrier Air Wing Five (CVW-5) fired the newest Joint Standoff Weapon, JSOW C-1, Sept. 13 during Valiant Shield exercise conducted in the Western Pacific. Valiant Shield is the first time the fleet conducted an operational end-to-end employment of a network enabled weapon, using both live rounds and captive air training missiles during the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-navy-launches-jsow-c-1-during-valiant-shield-exercise-68202/

DefenceTalkRaytheon and the U.S. Navy have conducted a successful operational test of the new Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 gliding, precision-guided weapon. Conducted in a challenging flight environment, the test further demonstrated the capabilities of JSOW C-1 against a broad set of land targets. Launched from an F/A-18F Super Hornet at approximately 29,000 feet, the […]https://www.defencetalk.com/jsow-c-1-gliding-weapon-scores-direct-hit-in-1st-operational-test-66777/

DefenceTalkThe Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) successfully tested a Raytheon Company (RTN) Joint Standoff Weapon C (JSOW C) against a hardened wall target at the RAAF Woomera Test Range. Launched from an F/A-18F Super Hornet at an operationally representative stand-off range and altitude of 25,000 feet, the JSOW C scored a direct hit. The RAAF […]https://www.defencetalk.com/royal-australian-air-force-scores-direct-hit-with-jsow-c-60291/

DefenceTalkRaytheon Company and the U.S. Navy demonstrated the capability of the newest version of the Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 by establishing communications among an F/A-18E/F Super Hornet aircraft, an E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft and the JSOW C-1. The test was part of the Navy’s Trident Warrior 2013 demonstration in July. During the demonstration, fighters […]https://www.defencetalk.com/joint-standoff-weapon-c-1-demonstrates-networks-with-e-2d-aircraft-49514/

DefenceTalkThe Pentagon said Thursday it plans to sell Washington’s Gulf allies Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates $10.8 billion worth of missiles and munitions, including “bunker-buster” bombs. The move follows a series of US weapons deals in recent years that have bolstered the air power and missile arsenals of Gulf states, which view Iran […]https://www.defencetalk.com/us-to-sell-10-8-bln-in-missiles-bombs-to-saudis-uae-49415/