Date posted: 06/09/2009*

Raytheon’s Joint Standoff Weapon (JSOW) C-1 marked a major milestone when its Rockwell Collins Strike Common Weapon Data Link (SCWDL) communicated between two Link 16 nodes. The test demonstrated the weapon’s ability to function as a node on the network.

JSOW is a family of low-cost air-to-ground weapons that employs an integrated GPS/Inertial Navigation System and a terminal infrared seeker that guides the weapon to the target. JSOW C-1 adds moving maritime target capability and the two-way SCWDL to the combat-proven weapon. Raytheon has earned a full-rate production contract for the JSOW C-1 from the U.S. Navy, with an initial operational capability date of 2010.