Poland to buy JASSM-ER missiles from U.S. for $735M

The contract for the missiles, which have a range of approx. 1,000 km, will be signed with the United States government. Deliveries have been scheduled to take place in 2026-2030.

In March this year, the U.S. State Department agreed to sell the Joint Air-to-Surface Standoff Missiles Extended Range (JASSM-ER) to Poland together with the AIM-120C-8 AMRAAM and AIM-9X Sidewinder air-to-air missiles.

The JASSM-ER air-to-surface missiles have nearly three times the range of the JASSM missiles that Polish F-16s are currently armed with.

The Defense Security Cooperation Agency (DSCA) announced the decision on the day of Polish President Andrzej Duda and Prime Minister Donald Tusk’s visit to the White House.

"This proposed sale will support the foreign policy goals and national security objectives of the United States by improving the security of a NATO Ally that is a force for political stability and economic progress in Europe," the DSCA said in a statement.

"The proposed sale will improve Poland’s capability to meet current and future threats by providing advanced, long-range strike systems for employment from Polish Air Force air platforms.

"This sale will further advance the already high level of Polish Air Force interoperability with U.S. joint forces and other regional and NATO forces. Poland already has JASSM-ERs in its inventory and will have no difficulty absorbing these articles and services into its armed forces," we read in the statement.

Lockheed Martin is to be the principal contractor.

Poland has ramped up defence spending to more than 4% of its GDP in the wake of Russia’s aggression against Ukraine – more than double the NATO target of 2%.