1. Production under wayrn2. Demand for stand-off strike missiles slowly growingrn3. Boeing needs more orders to support SLAM linern4. U.S., South Korea and Turkey are customers for SLAM and SLAM-ERrn5. Potential clients to purchase this missile are limitedrn6. SLAM-ER was used in combat in Iraq.rnDescription. Stand-off attack missiles.rnSponsor. The United States Department of Defense through the U.S. Navy. Management is by the Joint Cruise Missile Project Office and the Naval Air Systems Command, Washington, DC.rnStatus. Fabrication of the SLAM-ER missile is continuing. Full-scale production was approved in May 2000.rnTotal Produced. The first Stand-off Land Attack Missile (SLAM) was rolled out in November 1988.rnApproximately 755 SLAM and 683 SLAM-ER missiles were completed or in production by the end of 2008.rnApplication. Air- and surface-launched missile system for attacks on land-based targets.rnPrice Range. The SLAM is expected to cost approximately $655,000 per unit, although some sources have placed the price as high as $800,000. The SLAM-ER will have a price in the area of $400,000 to $450,000.
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