The United States is expected to deploy nearly its entire stockpile of JASSM-ER stealth cruise missiles in the next phase of the campaign against Iran, Bloomberg reports.
The JASSM-ER, or Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range, can fly more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and was designed to strike targets from safer distances in order to avoid enemy air defense systems. In addition to the shorter-range JASSM, which has a range of about 400 miles, about two-thirds of the US weapons stockpile has been committed to the war with Iran, the source said.
If the details are indeed accurate, this would represent a significant erosion of US global warfighting capabilities at a time when China is preparing to invade Taiwan and the war in Europe is far from over.
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The JASSM-ER, or Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missile-Extended Range, can fly more than 1,000 kilometers (620 miles) and was designed to strike targets from safer distances in order to avoid enemy air defense systems. In addition to the shorter-range JASSM, which has a range of about 400 miles, about two-thirds of the US weapons stockpile has been committed to the war with Iran, the source said.
If the details are indeed accurate, this would represent a significant erosion of US global warfighting capabilities at a time when China is preparing to invade Taiwan and the war in Europe is far from over.
US repositions bulk of elite JASSM-ER arsenal for Iran War
Senior officials told Bloomberg that the US Air Force has moved almost all of its JASSM-ER missiles to the bomber base in Britain. These are stealthy,
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