George William Herbert

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“Although older models might be less resistant to electronic warfare than the current iteration of JASSM [Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles], the infrared seeker would help it find its target even amid heavy jamming. They're pretty stealthy, but not completely designed around maximum stealth. A few years ago, a bunch were fired at Syria after chemical weapons incidents, and Russian air defense systems in the country failed to shoot many down, possibly none of them. I would expect that carefully planned missile flight paths would let JASSM be effective almost anywhere in the war area.”

Reuters

Adjunct professor at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey in California