USAF Requests $711 Million for 525 'Max Production' of JASSM-ER

摘要

The U.S. Air Force fiscal 2022 budget requests nearly $711 million for 525 Lockheed Martin [LMT] Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Munitions Extended Range (JASSM-ER)--an increase of almost $211 million and 125 missiles from the fiscal 2021 congressionally funded amount. The service said that the 525 represent the highest possible, yearly production level--"max production." The proposal would fund amounts for three JASSM-ER variants--280 of the $1 million AGM- 158B--a decrease of 80 weapons from fiscal 2021; 210 of the $1.1 million AGM-158B-2, an increase of 170 from fiscal 2021; and first production of 35 $1.5 million, 1,000 nautical mile range AGM-158D "extreme range" JASSM-ERs.