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U.S. Deploys Bulk of Stealthy Long-Range Missiles
The campaign has used more than 1,000 missiles in four weeks, leaving only about 425 JASSM-ERs outside the Iran theater, officials said.
- On March 31, the American military ordered the redeployment of JASSM-ER cruise missiles from Pacific stockpiles to Central Command bases and Fairford in the United Kingdom to sustain ongoing operations.
- Operations against Iran consumed more than 1,000 JASSM-ER missiles within the first four weeks of the campaign, forcing consolidation of remaining supplies to maintain strike capability.
- With only about 425 of 2,300 JASSM-ER missiles remaining globally, American forces face supply constraints as Lockheed Martin Corp. is scheduled to produce 396 of the $1.5 million weapons in 2026.
- Concentrating these assets reduces long-range strike capabilities for American commanders in other theaters, degrading deterrence and operational flexibility while increasing reliance on shorter-range munitions.
- Kelly Grieco, a senior fellow at the Stimson Center, stated this heavy reliance "raises questions about the degree to which the US has continued to rely on standoff capabilities," signaling need for alternative strike solutions.
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US repositions bulk of elite JASSM-ER arsenal for Iran War
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 order to remove the weapons, each of which is worth $1.5 million, from stockpiles in the Pacific was given at the end of March, the network reported, citing an official directly familiar with the matter. Missiles stored at US facilities elsewhere, including in the continent…
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