US Deploys Most JASSM-ER Missiles to Iran Conflict
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- US is committing nearly its entire stock of stealthy long‑range JASSM‑ER cruise missiles to the Iran war, pulling them from reserves that had been earmarked for other regions such as the Pacific.
- US issued the redeployment decision in late March, directing the missiles to CENTCOM bases and Europe as the air campaign with Israel, launched on February 28, intensifies.
- JASSM‑ER missiles can strike targets over 965 km away with a 450‑kg warhead designed for both hardened and soft targets while evading air defenses.
- JASSM‑ER has been used extensively during the first four weeks of fighting in Iran, according to the source.
- US now has about two‑thirds of its JASSM inventory committed to the Iran conflict.
Why it matters: By allocating roughly two‑thirds of its JASSM‑ER stock to Iran, the United States bolsters its strike capability there while depleting the missile pool it had reserved for contingencies in the Pacific and other theaters, limiting its flexibility elsewhere and may constrain rapid response to emerging threats.
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