The US Department of State has approved a potential $842-million Foreign Military Sale to Denmark for 200 Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles-Extended Range (JASSM-ER), significantly enhancing the long-range strike capabilities of the Royal Danish Air Force’s F-35 fighter fleet. The package includes missiles, logistics support, and associated services, with Lockheed Martin serving as the primary contractor. Capable of striking targets at distances up to 998 kilometers, the stealth cruise missile enables engagements against heavily defended command centers, air bases, missile sites, logistics hubs, and air defense networks while remaining outside enemy air-defense coverage. Equipped with GPS, inertial navigation, an imaging infrared seeker, and a 1,000-pound penetrating warhead, the JASSM-ER provides precision attack capability against both fixed and relocatable targets.
