AGM-158B JASSM-ER vs BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk
Overview
The AGM-158B JASSM-ER and the BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk are both Cruise missiles.
The BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk has a range of 2,500 km — 2.5x the AGM-158B JASSM-ER's 1,000 km. The AGM-158B JASSM-ER reaches 1,050 km/h vs 885 km/h for the BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk. The AGM-158B JASSM-ER carries a 450 kg warhead vs 450 kg for the BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk. Launch weight is 1,200 kg for the AGM-158B JASSM-ER vs 1,542 kg for the BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk. The AGM-158B JASSM-ER uses INS, IIR, GPS guidance, while the BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk relies on GPS, INS, TERCOM, DSMAC.
Unit cost is $1.665M for the AGM-158B JASSM-ER vs $2M for the BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk. The BGM-109 TLAM Tomahawk entered service 20 years before the AGM-158B JASSM-ER (1983 vs 2003).
| American cruise missile, entered service in 2003, uses GPS and IIR for guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Cruise |
| Type | Air-launched cruise missile |
| Manufacturer | Lockheed Martin Missiles and Fire Control |
| Service year | 2003 |
| Number produced | 7,500 units |
| Estimated unit price | $1.7 million |
| American cruise missile, entered service in 1983, uses GPS and TERCOM for guidance. | |
| Origin | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Category | Cruise |
| Type | Cruise missile |
| Manufacturer | General Dynamics |
| Service year | 1983 |
| Number produced | -- units |
| Estimated unit price | $2 million |
| Range | 1,000.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | Mach 0.9 ◉ |
| Weight | 1,200 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 450.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 4.29 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 635 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | INS, IIR, GPS |
| Warhead type | WDU-42/B penetrator |
| Range | 2,500.0 km ◉ |
| Maximum speed | 885 km/h ◉ |
| Weight | 1,542 kg ◉ |
| Warhead | 450.0 kg ◉ |
| Length | 6.25 m ◉ |
| Diameter | 520 mm ◉ |
| Guidance | GPS, INS, TERCOM, DSMAC |
| Warhead type | High Explosive |
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