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Monday, September 22, 2014

US approves cruise missiles sale to Poland

AGM-158 JASSMThe United States has agreed to authorize the sale of advanced AGM-158 cruise missiles, with the intention of increasing Poland’s deterrence capabilities in the wake of the Ukraine crisis.

The AGM-158 is a missile which can be launched from Poland’s fleet of F-16 combat jets and strike ground targets almost 400 km away.

The missiles currently used by Polish F-16s can only hit targets 70 km away.

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