USFK adds long-range air-to-ground missiles
to its munitions: sources
2017/06/26 14:46
SEOUL, June 26 (Yonhap) -- The U.S. Forces Korea (USFK)
has more than 10 long-range, precision-guided missiles capable of hitting major
facilities in Pyongyang even when fired south of the inter-Korean border,
multiple defense sources in Seoul said Monday.
The USFK recently deployed the Joint Air-to-Surface
Standoff Missile, or JASSM, at Kunsan Air Base, some 180 kilometers south of
Seoul, for use by F-16 fighter jets, they said.
Lockheed Martin's JASSM with a range of over 300
kilometers is designed to engage high-value fixed targets, equipped with a
penetrating blast-fragmentation warhead.
The exact type of JASSM included in the USFK's munitions
remains unconfirmed, with Lockheed also producing the JASSM-Extended Range (ER)
for longer-range strikes.
In March, the company announced that it performed several
flight tests with an updated version of the JASSM.
"To my knowledge, the USFK considers making public a
live-fire drill involving the JASSM in case North Korea carries out another
strategic provocation, such as a sixth nuclear test," a source said.
lcd@yna.co.kr
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Source: yonhapnews.co.kr
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