The United States Will Deploy Nearly All Long-Range Stealth Cruise Missiles in Military Action Against Iran
On April 4, local time, a CCTV reporter learned that the United States will deploy nearly its entire stock of Extended Range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM-ER) in its upcoming military operations against Iran. These long-range stealth cruise missiles will be drawn from reserves originally designated for other regions.
According to an informed source, the order to draw these missiles from the stockpile in the Pacific region was issued at the end of March. The source also stated that similar missiles located at other U.S. facilities (including those in the continental U.S.) will also be transported to bases under the U.S. Central Command or to RAF Fairford in the UK. (CCTV reporter Xu Tao)
The U.S. will deploy nearly all of its extended-range Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles (JASSM-ER) stockpile for military operations against Iran. This decision follows an order issued at the end of March 2023 to draw missiles from the Pacific inventory. Additionally, missiles from other U.S. facilities will be transported to bases under Central Command or to RAF Fairford in the UK.
- The U.S. will deploy nearly all of its JASSM-ER missile stockpile for operations against Iran.
- The order to draw missiles from the Pacific inventory was issued by the end of March 2023.
- Missiles from other U.S. facilities, including those in the U.S. mainland, will be transported to Central Command bases or RAF Fairford in the UK.
- The JASSM-ER is an extended-range stealth cruise missile.